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This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.. Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned.
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
Some prominent Korean-American figures with Korean names include novelist and artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, journalist Kyung Lah, "Lost" actor Yunjin Kim, novelist Min Jin Lee, U.S. Representative ...
For soon-to-be parents, choosing a name for your new arrival can be the perfect opportunity to honor your culture and help your child connect to it too. 200 Korean baby names for boys and girls ...
Ga-eul, also spelled Ka-eul, is a Korean feminine given name.The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "autumn" and does not have corresponding hanja.[1] [2] However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it may also be a name with hanja (e.g. 嘉乙).
The meaning of the name depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "sun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [2]
In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including: [2] [3] Jung-hee (4th place in 1950, 6th place in 1960) Kyung-hee (9th place in 1950, 3rd place in 1960) Soon-hee (8th place in 1940) Young-hee (3rd place in 1950, 9th place in 1960) Other names containing this element include: