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This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See Korean name § Given names for an explanation. List Ga ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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;
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:
Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 47 hanja with the reading "won" [2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.