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This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names.
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.
S. Seok (Korean name) Seon (Korean name) Seung (Korean name) Shi (Korean given name) So (Korean name) Soo (Korean name) Sook (Korean name)
A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, seongmyeong ( Korean : 성명; Hanja : 姓名 ), seongham ( 성함; 姓銜 ), or ireum ( 이름) are commonly used. When a Korean name is written in Hangul, there is no space ...
Han-jae. Ho (Korean name) Ho-jin. Ho-jun. Ho-sung. Hong-gi. Hoon (Korean name) Hui-cheol. Hyeong-won.
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Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong 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 84 hanja with the reading " Jeong " [ 2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Woo, also spelled Wu, or U, is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [1] As a given name the meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 64 hanja with the reading "woo" [2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.