- 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,
there is...
- one-character
family name (seong, 성; 姓)
followed by a two-character
given name (
ireum, 이름).
There are a few two-character
family names (e.g. 남궁; 南宮, Namgung)...
- sky". It is one of a
number of such
native names (called 고유어 이름,
goyueo ireum)
which have
become more po****r in
South Korea in
recent decades. In some...
- (9,494), Jeollabuk-do (8,579), or Gyeonggi-do (7,144). 邵 (땅 이름 소;
ddang ireum so, 성씨 소;
seongssi so): The
largest bon-gwan is Pyongsan,
whose members...
-
surname Min 珉 (옥돌 민;
okdol min): "jade" 瑉, 砇, 䃉:
variant forms 岷 (산이름 민; san-
ireum min): the name of a
mountain 忞 (힘쓸 민;
himsseul min): "to exert" 忟: variant...
- yeong): 'look ahead' 栐 (나무 이름 영 namu
ireum yeong): a
species of tree 癭 (혹 영 hok yeong): 'goitre' 韺 (풍류 이름 영
pungryu ireum yeong): name of a
style of music...
-
official list of
hanja which may be
registered for use in
given names. 名 (이름 명
ireum myeong): "name" 命 (목숨 명
moksum myeong): "life" 明 (밝을 명
balgeul myeong):...
- tae): "platform" 胎 (아이 밸 태 ai bael tae): "unborn child" 邰 (나라 이름 태 nara
ireum tae): Tai, an
ancient city-state in
modern Shaanxi,
China 笞 (볼기 칠 태 bolgi...
- (variant) 晞 (마를 희
mareul ****): dawn 僖 (기쁠 희
gippeul ****): joy 橲 (나무 이름 희 namu
ireum ****): a
species of tree 禧 (복 희 bok ****):
congratulations 嬉 (아름다울 희 areumdaul...
-
yeongsukhal suk): "solemn" 塾 (글방 숙;
geulbang suk): "schoolroom" 琡 (옥 이름 숙; ok
ireum suk): name of a kind of jade 璹 (옥 그릇 숙; ok
gureut suk): "jade bowl" 橚 (줄지어...
