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A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name,as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language,ireum or seongmyeong usually refers to the family name (seong) and given name together. Korean names are descended from Chinese names as part of Sino-Korean vocabulary.
Woo-jin is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "woo" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008,Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea,with 1,811 being given the name that year.
Ji-yeon,also spelled Ji-yun,Ji-yon,Ji-yean,Jee-yeon,Jee-yon,Chee-yun,Chi-yun,Chi-yon is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ji-yeon was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.
Seo-yeon also spelled Seo-yun or Seo-yon,is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo" and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Seo-yeon was the 1st-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008,2009,2011,2013,2nd-most popular name in 2015 and 3rd-most popular name in 2017.
Yeon-seok,also spelled Yun-suk,is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" and 20 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Jung-hoon,also spelled Jung-hun or Jeong-hun,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "jung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was a popular name for baby boys in South Korea in the mid-to-late 20th century,coming in tenth place in 1960,first place in 1970,and third place in 1980.
Do-yeon is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "do" and 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Young-ja,also spelled Yeong-ja,is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data,it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Min-jae is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading "jae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Min-jae was the ninth-most-popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2009.
Jung-soon,also spelled Jong-sun or Jeong-soon,is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 31 hanja with the reading "soon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data,Jung-soon was the ninth-most popular name for newborn girls in Korea in 1945. It was the only one of the top ten names for girls not ending in "ja".
Tae-yeon is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Jung-nam,also spelled Jeong-nam or Jong-nam,is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Seong-ja,also spelled Sung-ja,is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "seong" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically,"ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child". Names ending with this hanja,such as Young-ja and Jeong-ja,were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule,but declined in popularity afterwards. The hanja used to write the name Seong-ja also correspond to a number of different Japanese given names;for example,both 成子 and 聖子 can be read as the name Seiko.
Ji,also spelled Jee,Chi,or Chee,is a Korean family name,as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Hye-ja is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Mi-ja is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically,"ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child". Names ending with this hanja,such as Young-ja and Jeong-ja,were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule,but declined in popularity afterwards.
Ha-yoon,also Ha-yun,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "ha" and 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ha-yoon was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2015,with 2,356 being given the name,and rose to first place in the first nine months of 2017.
Shi,also spelled Si,or Shie,Shee,Sie,Sea,See,is an uncommon Korean surname,an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 54 Hanja with the reading "shi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Chae-yeon also spelled Chae-yun or Chae-yon is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "chae" and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.