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Pages in category "Korean feminine given names" The following 158 pages are in this category, out of 158 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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. In 2010, 552 men changed their name to Min-jun, and 1,401 women changed their name to Seo-yeon. [1]
Between 2008 and 2015, the proportion of such names among South Korean newborns rose from 3.5% to 7.7%. The most popular native names in 2015 were Hangyeol (한결; "Unity") for boys and Sarang (사랑; "Love") for girls.
For soon-to-be parents looking to honor their Korean heritage, here's a list of 100 Korean girl names.
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 ...
Hye-jin (/he̞t͡ɕin/ or /çje̞t͡ɕin/) is a Korean feminine given name.The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 47 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right.
Hur Jae (born 1965), South Korean basketball coach and former player. Korean people who have shortened their full names to Jae in English include: Jae U. Jung (Jung Jae-ung; born 1960), South Korean biologist. Jae Chong (Chong Jae-yun; born 1972), American music producer. Jae Seo (Seo Jae-woong; born 1977), South Korean baseball player.
Hanja. 善 永, 宣 映, 善 怜, and others. Revised Romanization. Seon-yeong. McCune–Reischauer. Sŏn-yŏng. Sun-young, also spelled Seon-young or Seon-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. It was the ninth- most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, and held the same rank in 1980. [1]