List of Korean Baby Names Meanings

Hye

(HIE)

From Sino-Korean æ…§ (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or other characters which are pronounced in the same way. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character. A notable bearer was a 6th-century king of Baekje.

Meaning: Intelligent woman Origin: Korean

Hyeon

(HIE-uh-ohn)

From Sino-Korean è³¢ (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Meaning: Person of virtue Origin: Korean

Hyuk

(HYUK)

Hyuk, also spelled Hyok or Hyeok, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write the name.

Meaning: Radiant Origin: Korean

Hyun

(HYUN)

Hyun-a is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Meaning: Person of virtue Origin: Korean

Iseul

(EE-sul)

Given Name ISEUL. GENDER: Feminine & Masculine. USAGE: Korean. OTHER SCRIPTS: 이슬 (Korean Hangul)

Meaning: From dew Origin: Korean

Jae

(JAAH)

Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hangul and Hanja. Jae is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Meaning: Wealthy Origin: Korean

Jeong

(JONG)

From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", as well as other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Meaning: Silent and chaste Origin: Korean

Jong

(JONG)

Given Name JONG. GENDER: Feminine & Masculine. USAGE: Korean. OTHER SCRIPTS: 정 (Korean Hangul), 靜, 貞, 正, etc. ( Korean Hanja)

Meaning: Silent and chaste Origin: Korean

Jung

(JUNG)

German: distinguishing epithet, from Middle High German junc 'young', for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually a son who bore the same name as his father. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German jung 'young', given to or assumed by people who were young at the time when surname became obligatory.

Meaning: Silent and chaste Origin: Korean

Ki

(KI)

Meaning & History. From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of kanji characters.

Meaning: Rising Origin: Korean