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- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "가장 흔한 이름은? 男 영수→민준ㆍ女 영자→서연". Korea Economic Daily . 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
