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...
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referring to either or both modern Korean countries, and even the user's political views on the Korean conflict. The name Korea is an exonym, derived from Goryeo...
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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...
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Hyoun, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs...
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derived from Sino-Korean words, which mostly have specific meanings. Goyueo ireum are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather...
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2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous...
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a Korean feminine given name. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "lily" and does not have corresponding hanja. However, since Korean given...
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Kwon Jun (born 1987), South Korean footballer Ahn Jun (fl. 2000s), South Korean photographer People with the stage name "Joon" include: Kim Joon (Kim...
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Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 84.8% of people with this family name spelled it...
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a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. As a family name, Ji...
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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...
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is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs...
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Park (Korean: 박, Korean pronunciation: [pak̚]), also spelled as Pak or Bak is the third-most common surname in Korea, traditionally traced back to 1st...
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second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the...
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family names include: Chu Sang-song (born 1933), North Korean politician, former Minister of People's Security Chu Yo-han (1900–1976), South Korean poet...
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(born 1970), South Korean actor Lim Ho (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean football striker (Korea National League) Several given names containing this...
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(born 1991), South Korean singer signed to Antenna Music Kwon Jin-ah (born 1997), South Korean singer and guitarist For the name systemically transcribed...
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or Kun, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as an element in some two-syllable given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja...
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1992), South Korean singer (changed her name to Lee Sun-mi) Sun Mi-sook (born 1968), South Korean volleyball player Sun Mu, 20th-century Korean painter Sun...
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a Korean feminine given name. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "purple" and does not have corresponding hanja. However, since Korean given...
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Kim (Korean: 김; Hanja: 金) is the most common surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South...
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Suk, is a rare Korean family name held by about 56,500 South Koreans, as well as an element in some Korean given names. The family name Seok can be written...
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Yun (Korean: 윤) is a family name in Korea, which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon, Yune, Yiun, or Youn. According to...
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Soo, is a rare Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs...
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Choi (Korean: 최; Hanja: 崔) is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South...
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the Korean peninsula. As with other Korean family names, the holders of the "Shin" family name are divided into various clans, each known by the name of...
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masculine Korean given name, as well as a morpheme in many other Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written...
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an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name, its meaning...
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Hye(Korean:혜) is an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. It is especially used a lot in female names in Korea. There are 25 Hanja with the...
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single-syllable Korean given name, as well as element in two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja chosen by the name-giver. As...
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