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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. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have ...
This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.
List of Korean surnames. This is a list of Korean surnames, in hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim ( 김 ), followed by Lee ( 이) and Park ( 박 ). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics ...
Pages in category "Korean masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 280 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . (previous page) ( next page)
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 ...
The name Korea is an exonym, derived from Goryeo or Koryŏ. Both North Korea and South Korea use the name in English. However, in the Korean language, the two Koreas use different terms to refer to the nominally unified nation: Joseon or Chosŏn ( 조선, 朝鮮) in North Korea and Hanguk ( 한국, 韓國) in South Korea.
Moon, also spelled Mun, 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.
Explore the names and biographies of hundreds of South Korean male actors, from the most famous to the lesser known, on this comprehensive Wikipedia list.