List of Korean given names

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 prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (하늘별님구름햇님보다사랑스러우리). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive.

Names by common first and second syllables

G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Kyung 경 (景​敬​慶​卿​經)	Kwang 광 (光​廣)	Kyu 규 (圭​奎​珪​揆)	Ki 기 (起​基​紀)	Nam 남 (南​男)	Da 다 (多​茶)	Dae 대 (大)	Do 도 (道​度​導)	Dong 동 (東​童​董)
Kyung
Geun									Dong-geun
Gi					Nam-gi
Nam				Ki-nam
Mi
Min	Kyung-min	Kwang-min
Bin						Da-bin
Seok	Kyung-seok	Kwang-seok							Dong-suk
Seon/Sun	Kyung-sun	Kwang-seon			Nam-seon
Seong							Dae-sung
Soo	Kyung-soo	Kwang-su							Dong-soo
Sook	Kyung-sook
Sik		Kwang-sik
A	Kyung-ah
Yeon								Do-yeon
Young				Ki-young
Ok	Kyung-ok
Yong
Woo				Ki-woo
Wook									Dong-wook
Woong				Ki-woong
Yoon
Won	Kyung-won		Kyu-won				Dae-won	Do-won	Dong-won
Il					Nam-il				Dong-il
Eun
Ja	Kyung-ja
Jae	Kyung-jae
Jung				Ki-jung
Joo	Kyung-ju								Dong-joo
Joon	Kyung-joon								Dong-jun
Ji
Jin
Chul	Kyung-chul		Kyu-chul						Dong-chul
Tae	Kyung-tae			Ki-tae
Ha				Ki-ha					Dong-ha
Hyuk		Kwang-hyok							Dong-hyuk
Hyun		Kwang-hyun					Dae-hyun	Do-hyun	Dong-hyun
Hye
Ho	Kyung-ho	Kwang-ho
Hwa	Kyung-hwa
Hwan	Kyung-hwan	Kwang-hwan
Hoon		Kwang-hoon						Do-hun	Dong-hoon
Hee	Kyung-hee	Kwang-hee				Da-hee		Do-hee

M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Man 만 (萬​晩)	Myung 명 (明​命)	Mun/Moon 문 (文)	Mi 미 (美)	Min 민 (敏​旻​旼​玟​珉​民)	Bo 보 (甫​輔​寶​普)	Beom 범 (凡​範)	Byung 병 (炳​柄​丙​秉)
Kyung				Mi-kyung	Min-kyung	Bo-kyung
Geun
Gi					Min-ki
Nam
Mi
Min
Bin
Seok	Man-seok				Min-seok		Beom-seok
Seon/Sun				Mi-sun	Min-sun
Seong
Soo	Man-soo	Myung-soo	Moon-soo		Min-soo		Beom-soo
Sook		Myung-sook		Mi-sook
Sik	Man-sik		Moon-sik
A					Mina
Yeon				Mi-yeon		Bo-yeon
Young				Mi-young	Min-young	Bo-young
Ok		Myung-ok
Yong		Myung-yong
Woo					Min-woo			Byung-woo
Wook								Byung-wook
Woong
Yoon
Won
Il
Eun
Ja				Mi-ja
Jae					Min-jae
Jung				Mi-jung	Min-jung
Joo					Min-ju
Joon					Min-jun			Byung-joon
Ji					Min-ji
Jin
Chul					Min-chul			Byung-chul
Tae
Ha
Hyuk					Min-hyuk
Hyun
Hye
Ho					Min-ho			Byung-ho
Hwa		Myung-hwa
Hwan		Myung-hwan
Hoon		Myung-hoon						Byung-hoon
Hee	Man-hee	Myung-hee		Mi-hee	Min-hee			Byung-hee

S (ㅅ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Sang 상 (相​尙​祥)	Seo 서 (瑞​書​舒​緖)	Seok/Suk 석 (錫​石​奭​碩)	Seon/Sun 선 (善​宣​仙​璿)	Seong 성 (成​聖​誠​星​聲​盛)	Se 세 (世)	So 소 (昭​素)	Soo 수 (守​秀​洙​修)	Soon 순 (順​純​淳)	Shi 시 (始​時​是)	Shin 신 (新​信​伸)	Seung 승 (承​昇​勝)
Kyung					Seong-gyeong			Soo-kyung
Geun					Sung-keun			Soo-geun
Gi					Sung-ki							Seung-gi
Nam					Sung-nam
Mi	Sang-mi			Sun-mi	Sung-mi			Su-mi
Min					Sung-min			Soo-min				Seung-min
Bin						Se-bin		Su-bin
Seok
Seon
Seong
Soo					Sung-soo
Sook					Sung-sook
Sik
A								Soo-ah				Seung-ah
Yeon		Seo-yeon				Se-yeon		Soo-yeon		Si-yeon		Seung-yeon
Young				Sun-young		Se-young	So-young	Soo-young			Shin-young
Ok				Seon-ok					Sun-ok
Yong					Sung-yong							Seung-yong
Woo	Sang-woo			Sun-woo	Sung-woo					Shi-woo		Seung-woo
Wook	Sang-wook
Woong
Yoon		Seo-yun				Se-yoon						Seung-yoon
Won	Sang-won		Suk-won		Sung-won		So-won			Si-won		Seung-won
Il					Sung-il
Eun	Sang-eun											Seung-eun
Ja					Seong-ja				Soon-ja
Jae					Sung-jae							Seung-jae
Jung								Soo-jung
Joo			Seok-ju
Joon	Sang-jun	Seo-jun										Seung-jun
Ji								Su-ji
Jin					Sung-jin			Soo-jin
Chul	Sang-chul				Sung-chul							Seung-chul
Tae
Ha					Sung-ha
Hyuk
Hyun	Sang-hyun	Seo-hyeon			Sung-hyun		So-hyun	Soo-hyun				Seung-hyun
Hye											Shin-hye
Ho			Seok-ho		Sung-ho							Seung-ho
Hwa				Sun-hwa								Seung-hwa
Hwan												Seung-hwan
Hoon	Sang-hoon				Sung-hoon	Se-hun						Seung-hoon
Hee				Sun-hee	Sung-hee			Soo-hee	Soon-hee			Seung-hee

Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Yeon 연 (演​然​淵​延​沿)	Young 영 (永​英​榮​泳)	Ye 예 (睿​叡​藝)	Yong 용 (容​鎔​庸​鏞​龍)	Woo 우 (宇​佑​祐​愚)	Won 원 (元​原​源​遠)	Yoo 유 (有​裕​維)	Yoon 윤 (允​潤​倫​胤)	In 인 (仁​寅)	Eun 은 (恩​殷​銀)
Kyung							Yoo-kyung			Eun-kyung
Geun		Young-geun
Gi		Young-gi		Yong-gi
Nam		Young-nam		Yong-nam
Mi		Young-mi					Yumi			Eun-mi
Min		Young-min
Bin
Seok	Yeon-seok
Seon/Sun
Seong					Woo-sung			Yoon-sung		Eun-sung
Soo		Young-su							In-soo	Eun-soo
Sook		Young-sook						Yoon-sook	In-sook	Eun-sook
Sik		Young-sik				Won-sik			In-sik
A										Eun-ah
Yeon
Young									In-young	Eun-young
Ok		Yeong-ok
Yong						Won-yong
Woo	Yeon-woo
Wook		Young-wook
Woong
Yoon
Won			Ye-won
Il						Won-il
Eun			Ye-eun
Ja		Young-ja
Jae		Young-jae				Won-jae				Eun-jae
Jung							Yoo-jung	Yoon-jung		Eun-jung
Joo		Young-joo								Eun-ju
Joon		Young-jun	Ye-jun	Yong-joon
Ji			Ye-ji							Eun-ji
Jin		Young-jin	Ye-jin		Woo-jin		Yu-jin			Eun-jin
Chul		Young-chul				Won-chul
Tae		Young-tae
Ha		Young-ha								Eun-ha
Hyuk
Hyun
Hye									In-hye	Eun-hye
Ho		Young-ho		Yong-ho		Won-ho
Hwa
Hwan		Young-hwan
Hoon		Young-hoon
Hee	Yeon-hee	Young-hee						Yoon-hee		Eun-hee

J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Jae 재 (在​載​宰)	Jung 정 (正​政​廷​淨)	Jong 종 (宗​鍾​鐘)	Joo 주 (周​珠​柱)	Joon 준 (俊​準​濬​浚)	Ji 지 (志​知​智)	Jin 진 (眞​珍​晋​鎭​陳​振​禛)	Chang 창 (昌​彰​昶)	Chae 채 (彩)	Chul 철 (哲​喆)	Chun 춘 (春)
Kyung	Jae-kyung
Geun	Jae-geun
Gi					Joon-ki
Nam		Jung-nam
Mi
Min		Jung-min				Ji-min		Chang-min		Cheol-min
Bin
Seok	Jae-suk		Jong-seok		Jun-seok	Ji-seok
Seon/Sun							Jin-sun
Seong	Jae-sung						Jin-sung
Soo		Jung-soo	Jong-soo		Jun-su	Ji-su	Jin-soo			Chul-soo
Sook		Jung-sook
Sik		Jung-sik
A		Jung-ah					Jina
Yeon						Ji-yeon
Young					Jun-young	Ji-young	Jin-young		Chae-young
Ok			Jong-ok
Yong	Jae-yong
Woo	Jae-woo	Jung-woo				Ji-woo	Jin-woo	Chang-woo		Chul-woo
Wook	Jae-wook						Jin-wook
Woong	Jae-woong					Ji-woong
Yoon	Jae-yoon					Ji-yoon
Won	Jae-won	Jung-won		Joo-won		Ji-won			Chae-won
Il		Jung-il	Jong-il
Eun		Jung-eun				Ji-eun
Ja		Jeong-ja									Chun-ja
Jae
Jung
Joo							Jin-joo
Joon	Jae-joon
Ji
Jin	Jae-jin	Jung-jin
Chul
Tae					Joon-tae	Ji-tae
Ha					Jun-ha	Ji-ha
Hyuk	Jae-hyuk		Jong-hyuk		Joon-hyuk		Jin-hyuk
Hyun	Jae-hyun	Jung-hyun	Jong-hyun	Joo-hyun		Ji-hyun
Hye						Ji-hye
Ho	Jae-ho	Jung-ho			Joon-ho	Ji-ho	Jin-ho
Hwa		Jung-hwa									Chun-hwa
Hwan		Jung-hwan		Joo-hwan		Ji-hwan	Jin-hwan
Hoon		Jung-hoon	Jong-hoon			Ji-hoon		Chang-hoon
Hee	Jae-hee	Jung-hee			Joon-hee		Jin-hee				Chun-hee

T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ)

First syllable → Second syllable ↓	Tae 태 (泰​太​台)	Ha 하 (河​夏​荷)	Han 한 (漢​翰​瀚)	Hae 해 (海​解)	Ho 호 (鎬​浩​虎​昊)	Hong 홍 (鴻​洪​弘)	Hyo 효 (孝​效​曉)	Hyun 현 (鉉​賢​顯​炫)	Hyung 형 (炯​衡​亨)	Hye 혜 (惠​慧)	Hee 희 (熙​喜​希)
Kyung								Hyun-kyung		Hye-kyung	Hee-kyung
Geun
Gi						Hong-gi
Nam
Mi								Hyun-mi		Hye-mi
Min									Hyung-min
Bin			Han-bin							Hye-bin
Seok	Tae-suk							Hyun-seok
Seon/Sun		Ha-sun									Hee-sun
Seong	Tae-sung	Hae-seong			Ho-sung					Hye-sung	Hee-sung
Soo	Tae-soo							Hyun-soo		Hye-su
Sook								Hyun-sook
Sik								Hyun-sik
A								Hyun-a
Yeon	Tae-yeon
Young	Tae-young									Hye-young
Ok
Yong	Tae-yong
Woo	Tae-woo							Hyun-woo
Wook	Tae-wook							Hyun-wook
Woong	Tae-woong
Yoon		Ha-yoon
Won	Tae-won			Hae-won					Hyung-won	Hye-won
Il	Tae-il			Hae-il
Eun		Ha-eun
Ja										Hye-ja
Jae			Han-jae
Jung					Ho-jung			Hyun-jung		Hye-jung	Hee-jung
Joo				Hae-joo		Hong-joo	Hyo-joo	Hyun-joo	Hyung-joo
Joon	Tae-joon	Ha-joon			Ho-jun			Hyun-jun	Hyung-joon		Hee-joon
Ji
Jin				Hae-jin	Ho-jin		Hyo-jin	Hyun-jin		Hye-jin
Chul											Hee-chul
Tae								Hyun-tae
Ha
Hyuk
Hyun	Tae-hyun
Hye
Ho	Tae-ho
Hwa
Hwan
Hoon
Hee	Tae-hee							Hyun-hee

Native Korean names

Native Korean names
Hangul	고유어 이름
Hanja	固有語 이름
Revised Romanization	Goyueo ireum
McCune–Reischauer	Koyuŏ irŭm

Goyueo ireum are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean roots. These names have been used on occasion for centuries, but they only began to become widespread in South Korea in the late 20th century. They do not have corresponding hanja, though in some cases, these names might be represented using hanja with the correct Korean pronunciation but an unrelated meaning (for example, 曙羅, with hanja meaning "sunlight" and "net", for Sora). However, this is not possible for all names; for example, for Ha-neul, there are no hanja with the reading "neul" (늘) on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Common spelling	Sex	McCune– Reischauer	Revised Romanisation	Hangul	Meaning
Nari	Feminine	Nari	Nari	나리	Lily
Duri	Unisex	Turi	Duri	두리	Two, couple
Bora	Feminine	Pora	Bora	보라	Purple
Boram	Feminine	Poram	Boram	보람	Valuable, worthwhile
Bit-na	Feminine	Pinna	Binna	빛나	Shining
Sora	Feminine	Sora	Sora	소라	Conch shell
Seul-ki	Unisex	Sŭlgi	Seulgi	슬기	Wisdom
Areum	Feminine	Arŭm	Areum	아름	Beauty
Iseul	Feminine	Isŭl	Iseul	이슬	Dew
Hana	Feminine	Hana	Hana	하나	One
Ha-neul	Unisex	Hanŭl	Haneul	하늘	Sky

There are also some mixed names: those in which a single name contains both a Sino-Korean element and a native Korean element.

Common spelling	Sex	McCune– Reischauer	Revised Romanisation	Hangul	Sino-Korean part	Native Korean part
Eun-byul	Feminine	Ŭnbyŏl	Eun-byeol	은별	銀, 恩	star (별)
Eun-bi	Feminine	Ŭnbi	Eun-bi	은비	銀, 恩	rain (비)

Other names

This section is for names not included in the above sections. Names are listed in South Korean hangul alphabetical order.

Common spelling	Sex	McCune– Reischauer	Revised Romanisation	Hangul
Go-eun	Feminine	Ko-ŭn	Go-eun	고은
Ga-young	Feminine	Ka-yŏng	Ga-yeong	가영
Kyung-gu	Masculine	Kyŏng'gu	Gyeong-gu	경구
Kyung-mo	Masculine	Kyŏngmo	Gyeong-mo	경모
Kwang-jo	Masculine	Kwangjo	Gwang-jo	광조
Na-young	Feminine	Nayŏng	Na-yeong	나영
Nam-sun	Unisex	Namsun	Nam-sun	남순
Dong-gun	Masculine	Tong'gŏn	Dong-geon	동건
Mi-ran	Feminine	Miran	Mi-ran	미란
Seung-heon	Masculine	Sŭng'hŏn	Seung-heon	승헌
Yeo-jin	Feminine	Yŏjin	Yeo-jin	여진
Young-ae	Feminine	Yŏng'ae	Yeong-ae	영애
Yo-han	Masculine	Yohan	Yo-han	요한
Yu-ri	Feminine	Yuri	Yu-ri	유리
Eun-chae	Feminine	Ŭnchae	Eun-chae	은채
Ja-kyung	Unisex	Chagyŏng	Ja-gyeong	자경
Jae-gyu	Unisex	Chaegyu	Jaegyu	재규
Ji-hae	Unisex	Chihae	Ji-hae	지해
Chi-won	Masculine	Ch'iwŏn	Chi-won	치원
Chul-soon	Masculine	Ch'ŏlsun	Cheol-sun	철순
Hye-rim	Feminine	Hyerim	Hye-rim	혜림

Single-syllable names

Common spelling	Sex	McCune– Reischauer	Revised Romanisation	Hangul	Hanja
Gun	Masculine	Kŏn	Geon	건	建, 乾, 件, 健
Kwang	Masculine	Kwang	Gwang	광	光, 廣
Sang	Unisex	Sang	Sang	상	常, 箱, 裳
Seong	Unisex	Sŏng	Seong	성	星
Eun	Unisex	Ŭn	Eun	은	垠
Jae	Unisex	Chae	Jae	재	再, 載
Chul	Masculine	Ch'ŏl	Cheol	철	鐵, 哲, 喆, 澈, 徹
Hyuk	Masculine	Hyŏk	Hyeok	혁	赫, 奕
Hyun	Unisex	Hyŏn	Hyeon	현	玄, 現, 賢
Ho	Masculine	Ho	Ho	호	虎, 皓
Hoon	Masculine	Hun	Hun	훈	訓, 勳

See also

• Korean name
• List of the most popular given names in South Korea
• List of Korean family names
• List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
• List of most popular given names