List of Korean Baby Names Meanings

Kwan

(KWAHN)

The name Kwan is a baby boy name. The name Kwan comes from the Korean origin. In Korean the meaning of the name Kwan is: One who is strong. Similar Names: Iwan ( Welsh )

Meaning: Powerful Origin: Korean

Kwang

(KWANG)

Kwang is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; their meanings are listed in the table at right.

Meaning: Wild Origin: Korean

Kyung

(KYUNG)

Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.

Meaning: Respected Origin: Korean

Myeong

(MYUHNG)

Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Meaning: Clear Origin: Korean

Myung

(MYUHNG)

Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Meaning: Clear Origin: Korean

Nari

(NAH-ri)

Nari, also spelled Naree, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Nari" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "lily".

Meaning: Lily flower Origin: Korean

Ok

(AWK)

Ok, sometimes spelled Oak or Ock, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. It is usually written with a hanja meaning "jade".

Meaning: Treasured Origin: Korean

Shin

From Japanese 真 (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Meaning: Belief Origin: Korean

Bae

Bae, also spelled Bai or Pae, is a Korean family name. ... A common question when people sharing this surname meet is, "Does your pear have a stem or not?", as the Korean word for "pear" is also bae. The same character is also used to write the Chinese surname Pei, and is also the origin of the Vietnamese surname Bùi.

Meaning: Inspiration Origin: Korean

Seung

Seung is the Revised Romanisation spelling of an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.

Meaning: Successor, winning Origin: Korean