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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 ...
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See Korean name § Given names for an explanation. List Ga ...
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. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved.
Pages in category "Korean feminine given names" The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Additionally, prominent Korean-American men with Korean names include "Maze Runner" actor Ki Hong Lee, Forever 21 founder Do Won Chang, video art pioneer Nam June Paik, "Train to Busan" actor Ma ...
A certain name written in Hangul can be a native Korean name, or a Sino-Korean name, or even both. For example, Bo-ram (보람) can not only be a native Korean name, [21] but can also be a Sino-Korean name (e.g. 寶濫). [22] In some cases, parents intend a dual meaning: both the meaning from a native Korean word and the meaning from Hanja.
Hye (Korean:혜) is an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [2] It is especially used a lot in female names in Korea. There are 25 Hanja with the reading "hye" [3] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names, and Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it, but mostly "惠" or "慧" is used as the hanja for "hye ...
Pages in category "Korean unisex given names" The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bo-kyung;