Korean Names
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Don't be scared of Korean names!
Here are some Korean names that are easy to pronounce and would make beautiful names for any baby.
- Ara
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"king"Description:
Simple and yet distinctive, Ara is a mythological name of a famously handsome king. Although it originated as a boys' name, in the contemporary US, it's now much more commonly used for girls.
- Aera
- Areum
- Bora
Origin:
Czech diminutive of Barbara or AlbanianMeaning:
"snow"Description:
"Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities; Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives.
- Bom
- Bomi
- Chen
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"great, tremendous"Description:
Asian name with positive meaning.
- Cheol
- Dana
Origin:
English, Slavic, Persian, ArabicMeaning:
"from Denmark, gift, or wise"Description:
This name found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology has gone from all-boy to almost all-girl, retaining a strong, unisex quality. However, it has dropped following its three-decade heyday from the 1960s to the 1990s.
- Dae
- Euna
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"waterfall"
- Eunha
- Fei
- Fei
- Hana
Origin:
Hebrew, Hawaiian, Maori, JapaneseMeaning:
"grace, work, glow, flower"Description:
Many things to many peoples: a flower name, also spelled Hanae, to the Japanese; a Czech and Polish short form of Johana; and an alternate form of the biblical name Hannah in the US. It also means "craft, work" in Hawaiian and "glow" in Maori.
- Hara
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"to seize"Description:
One of the 1,008 names for the god Siva and, to English speakers, a possible feminine spin on Harry.
- Hye
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"wisdom, intelligence"Description:
One of the few Korean names to migrate to Western culture, via supermodel Hye Park.
- Hae
- Haneul
- Hansol