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Korean names - Baby names with the origin Korean

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Hae-Rin Varies by hanja; commonly 'Hae' = sea/sun and 'Rin' = jade/beautiful/companion - often interpreted as 'sea jade' or 'precious sea/sun'. Korean Girl
Hae-sook Varies by hanja; commonly 海 (hae) 'sea' + 淑 (sook) 'pure/virtuous' - roughly 'pure/virtuous sea' or 'sea of purity'. Korean Girl
Hae-sun Commonly 'sea + goodness' or 'sea + purity' - Hae (해) 'sea' and Sun/Seon (순/선) 'good, pure, virtuous'. Korean Girl
Hae-won Varies by hanja; commonly combinations like 'sea/sun/grace' (hae) + 'origin/garden/wish' (won) Korean Unisex
Hae-yi Varies with hanja; commonly combines hae (해) 'sea/shine' and yi (이) 'joy/benefit/esteem'. Korean Girl
Haein Varies by hanja; commonly Hae (海 'sea') + In (仁 'benevolence') - often interpreted as 'sea of benevolence' or more generally a meaning that depends on the chosen characters. Korean Unisex
Haeran Typically written with hanja meaning 'hae' (sea or sun) + 'ran' (orchid); commonly interpreted as 'sea orchid' or 'sun orchid'. Korean Girl
HaeRin Varies by hanja; commonly 海 (sea) + 琳 (jade) = "sea jade" - more generally 'sea/sun' + 'gem/dignity' depending on characters. Korean Unisex
Haeryung UNKNOWN Korean Girl
Hak Korean: from hanja 學 'learning, study' or 鶴 'crane'; Cantonese: corresponds to characters like 赫 'bright, illustrious'; Vietnamese (Hắc): 'black'. Korean, Vietnamese Boy
Han-sol Varies with hanja; commonly parsed as 'Han' (Korea/large/great) + 'Sol' (pine/bright/simple/nature) Korean Unisex
Hanil Meaning varies with hanja; commonly Han (韓/漢/翰, e.g. 'Han/Korea/large/writing') + Il (一/日, 'one'/'sun') - roughly 'one', 'first', or 'great one'. Korean Boy
Hann Varies by origin - from Hebrew 'grace' or 'favor' (via Hannah); from Germanic forms of Johannes 'God is gracious'; in Korean meanings depend on the hanja used for 한. English, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Korean Unisex
Hansol Commonly interpreted as 'one pine' or 'great pine' - han (한) can mean 'one', 'great', or 'Korean'; sol (솔) means 'pine (tree)'. Meaning can vary if represented with hanja. Korean Unisex
Hansun Combination of han (한) and sun (선). Exact meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly interpreted as 'han' = great/one/Korea and 'sun' = good/virtuous/bright, e.g., 'great virtue' or 'one who is virtuous'. Korean Unisex
Hayoung Varies by hanja Korean Girl
Hee Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'joy', 'hope', or 'brightness/shine'. Korean Girl
Hee-jin Bright and precious Chinese, Korean Girl
Hee-seo Not fixed Chinese, Korean Girl
Hee-sook Varies by hanja; commonly 'bright/joy' (hee) + 'pure/virtuous' (sook). Korean Girl
HeeSun Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Hee (희) = "bright/joy/rare" + Sun (선) = "good/virtuous/first" - e.g., "bright and virtuous". Korean Unisex
Ho Varies by language and character: in Korean 'Ho' (호) can derive from many hanja with meanings like 'vast/expansive', 'good', 'bright', 'tiger', or 'lake'; Vietnamese 'Hồ' is a surname historically from Chinese characters (commonly 胡); Cantonese 'Ho' romanizes surnames such as 何, 胡, 賀 - meanings depend on the specific Chinese character. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese Boy
Ho-yeon Tiger lotus flower Chinese, Korean Girl
Hoh Varies by origin. In Chinese contexts it's typically a family name (characters like 何) rather than a meaning-bearing given name; in Korean it represents a syllable without a single fixed meaning (meaning depends on the hanja); as a toponym it derives from a local Indigenous word applied to the Hoh River. Chinese, Korean Unisex
Hoil Unclear or not well-documented. If Korean (호일), meaning varies by hanja; no single established meaning. Korean Unisex
Hong-man Vast myriad Chinese, Korean Boy
Hongbin Varies by hanja/characters; commonly 'Hong' = great/vast/red and 'Bin' = refined/cultured/talented → e.g., 'great and refined' or 'red and talented'. Korean Boy
Hoon Varies by hanja; commonly 'merit/achievement' (勳) or 'teach/instruction' (訓). Korean Boy
Hooni Diminutive of the Korean element 'Hoon' (훈), which can mean 'teach/lesson' (訓) or 'merit/distinction' (勳) depending on the hanja; essentially 'little Hoon' or 'dear Hoon'. Korean Boy
Hu Varies by language/character: in Chinese depends on the character (e.g., 胡 - common surname; 虎 - 'tiger'; 湖 - 'lake'); in Old Egyptian 'Hu' denotes the authoritative utterance/deified concept; in English medieval use it is a short form of Hugh ('mind/heart'). Chinese, Egyptian, English, Korean, Turkish Boy
Hun Instruction; merit Chinese, Korean Boy
Hunbogi Hanja-dependent; commonly a compound of 'hun' (훈: e.g., 'teaching', 'merit', 'warmth') and 'gi' (기: e.g., 'energy', 'rise', 'foundation'), roughly 'meritorious energy' or 'noble spirit'. Korean Boy
Hur Hebrew: uncertain (biblical name; possible root meanings debated); Arabic (Hurr): "free, noble"; Korean: a romanized surname (Heo/Huh) without a separate given-name meaning Arabic, Hebrew, Korean Boy
Hwa Varies by hanja: 'flower' (花), 'splendor/illustrious' (華), or 'fire/brightness' (火) Korean Girl
Hwa Sook Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'hwa' = flower/splendor and 'sook' = pure/virtuous → often interpreted as 'pure flower' or 'splendid purity'. Korean Girl
Hwan Varies by hanja; commonly 'bright', 'joyful', 'shining', 'ring', or 'return'. Korean Unisex
Hwang Derived from the character 黃 meaning 'yellow' or 'golden'. Korean Unisex
Hwani Varies by hanja; commonly Hwa (花/華: 'flower', 'splendor') + Ni (妮/旎: diminutive/beauty) - e.g., 'beautiful flower' or 'splendid beauty'. Korean Girl
Hwayeon From Hanja: 'hwa' (flower, splendor, bright) + 'yeon' (lotus, grace, beautiful) - overall 'flowerlike grace' or 'bright and graceful'. Korean Girl
Hwayeong Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'hwa' (flower/bright) + 'yeong' (eternal/glory), e.g. 'bright glory' or 'flower forever'. Korean Girl
Hwayoung Varies with hanja; commonly combines 'hwa' (花/華/和 - flower, splendor, harmony) and 'young/yeong' (英/永/榮 - outstanding, eternal, glory), giving senses like 'splendid/flowery + eternal/prosperous/glorious'. Korean Unisex
Hwee Varies by character: commonly 'kind/beneficent' (惠) or 'intelligent/wise' (慧) in Chinese; in Korean (희) can mean 'joy', 'hope', 'brightness', or 'wisdom' depending on the hanja. Chinese, Korean Unisex
Hye-bin Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-jeong Wisdom and uprightness Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-ji Depends on hanja; commonly '혜' (bright/grace) + '지' (wisdom/knowledge) - 'bright wisdom' or 'graceful wisdom'. Korean Girl
Hye-jin Wisdom and truth Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-jung Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-ri Varies by hanja; commonly 'grace/brightness' (혜) + 'benefit/logic/jasmine' (리). Korean Girl
Hye-rim Varies by hanja Chinese, Korean Girl
Hye-rin Varies by hanja; commonly 'hye' (惠/慧: grace, kindness, wisdom, brightness) + 'rin' (琳/麟: jade, beautiful, auspicious) - often interpreted as 'bright/wise jade' or 'graceful and beautiful'. Korean Girl

Korean name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Korean-origin name in our dataset.

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