Hee (Korean name)
Hee, also spelled Hui, is a single-syllable Korean feminine given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Hee | |
Hangul | 희 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hui |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŭi |
IPA | [hi] |
Hanja
There are 24 hanja with this reading, and five variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names:[1]
- 希 (바랄 희 baral hui): hope
- 喜 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
- 稀 (드물 희 deumul hui): rare
- 戲 (놀이 희 nori hui): game
- 戱 (variant)
- 姬 (여자 희 yeoja hui): concubine
- 姫 (variant)
- 晞 (마를 희 mareul hui): dawn
- 僖 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): joy
- 橲 (나무 이름 희 namu ireum hui): a species of tree
- 禧 (복 희 bok hui): congratulations
- 嬉 (아름다울 희 areumdaul hui): amuse oneself
- 憙 (기뻐할 희 gippeohal hui): enjoy
- 熹 (빛날 희 binnal hui): glimmer
- 熺 (variant)
- 羲 (복희씨 희 bokhuissi hui): vapour
- 爔 (불 희 bul hui): fire
- 曦 (햇빛 희 haetbit hui): sunlight
- 俙 (비슷할 희 biseuthal hui): resemble
- 憘 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
- 犧 (희생 희 huisaeng hui): sacrifice
- 噫 (한숨 쉴 희 hansum swil hui): alas
- 熙 (빛날 희 binnal hui): glorious
- 烯 (불빛 희 bulbit hui): beam of light
- 暿 (빛날 희 binnal hui): shine
- 譆 (감탄할 희 gamtanhal hui): scream
- 㜯 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): woman
Single-syllable given name
People with this name include:
- Seo Hui (942–998), Goryeo Dynasty diplomat
- Hwang Hui (1363–1452), official of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties
- Hee Oh (born 1969), South Korean mathematician
- Hyun Hee (born 1976), South Korean épée fencer
- Geum Hee (born 1979), South Korean writer born in Jilin, China
- Hee Seo (born 1986), South Korean ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre
- Ju Hui (born 1989), South Korean team handball player
In two-syllable given names
In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:[2][3]
- Jung-hee (4th place in 1950, 6th place in 1960)
- Kyung-hee (9th place in 1950, 3rd place in 1960)
- Soon-hee (8th place in 1940)
- Young-hee (3rd place in 1950, 9th place in 1960)
Other names containing this element include:
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See also
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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