Thursday, March 1, 2012

Korean Female Names

Sisters often share a syllable of their names, as in Inae, Insu and Inok, or Chahee and Kehee. Sometimes both brothers and sisters have the same shared syllable. The transliteration is that used by KBS television in their subtitles.

A
An

B
Bokja
Boksun

C
Chunja - a pretty name

D
Dohui
Dusim

E

Eunhee
Eunhye
Eunkyeong

G
Geumhee
Geumhwa
Geumja
Gisun
Gumsoon
Gwangja
Gyeongsuk

H

Haein
Haekyong
Hwaja
Hwasoon
Hyang-geum
Hyejin
Hyeon
Hyeran
Hyewon
Hyoju

I

Icheon

J
Jaeok
Jandi
Jeomrye
Jeonghye
Jeongok
Jisu
Jongnam
Jungah
Jungja
Jungnim
Juri

K

Kehee
Kyungsook

M
Mija
Mijo
Mijoo
Minjeong
Minsook
Misook
Miyeok
Miyeong
Mundeok
Myeonghui
Myeongja

N
Nanhee

O
Okbun
Okran
Onim

S
Sarang - means 'love'.
Sojin
Songhee
Soonim
Soyeong
Suja
Sukkyong
Sundeok
Sungyeol
Sunja
Sunok
Sunyeong
Suyeon

Y
Yakyeon
Yejin
Yeonghui
Yeongyeong
Youngshil
Yumi
Yunhui
Yunkyong
Yunseo
Yuran

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