Introduction to Korean Names_한국 이름과 뜻

You will learn - 170 Korean names - the meaning of each names - the difference of Korean native names and Sino-Korean names <부탁 Request> - Feel free to ask questions about ANYTHING - Don't be shy and practice speaking - Wait for you turn - Let's have fun

하이로컬에서 수업을 진행하면서 많은 사람들이 한국이름을 가지고 싶어 한다는 것을 알게 되었어요 While teaching Korean at Hilokal, I found out that many people want to have their own Korean name 그래서 이 수업을 준비하게 되었습니다 That is why I prepared this class 오늘 수업을 통해 여러분 모두 한국 이름을 만들면 좋을 것 같아요! I hope you can make a Korean name through this class!

한국에서는 이름이 한 사람의 인생에 영향을 끼친다고 생각해요 In Korea, people think that names affect one's life 그래서 부모님들은 좋은 이름을 주기 위해 많은 노력을 해요! So parents try their best to give their child a good name 심지어 돈을 받고 이름을 지어주는 사람도 있어요 There are even people that get paid for naming a baby

첫 번째 이름 짓는 방법은 한자로 이름 짓기예요 First way of making a name is by using Sino characters 한자 이름은 각 음절마다 뜻이 있어요 Each syllable of Sino-Korean name has it's own meaning 그래서 가장 좋은 단어 조합을 만들려고 노력을 해요! So they try to make the best combination of syllables to make a good meaning

여기서 조금 더 복잡해져요 But it gets even more complicated 각 음절은 다양한 의미를 가지고 있어요 There are many different meanings for each syllable 그래서 같은 이름이어도 뜻이 다를 수 있어요 So even though people have the same name, the meaning can differ 다른 한자를 사용했기 때문이에요 It is because they use different Chinese characters

1. 서아 Seo-Ah Seo-Ah was the most popular name for a female baby in Korea in 2020. As I mentioned above the meaning can differ depending on what Chinese character you use. The Chinese characters that I chose are 상서 서(瑞) for ‘Seo’ and 맑을 아(雅) for ‘Ah’. The characters mean ‘auspicious’ and ‘clear’ respectively. 2. 하윤 Ha-Yoon Ha-yoon ranked 2nd place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 어찌 하(何) for ‘Ha’ and 생각할 윤(侖) for ‘Yoon’. It means ‘to think thoroughly’. 3. 지안 Ji-Ahn Ji-Ahn ranked 3rd place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose is 이를 지(至) for ‘Ji’ and 편안 안(安) for ‘Ahn’. It means ‘to be peaceful all the time’. 4. 아린 Ah-Rin Ah Rin ranked 6th place in 2020. The Chinese Characters that I chose are 예쁠 아(娥) for ‘Ah’ and 맑을 린 (潾) for ‘Rin’. It means ‘beautiful’ and ‘pure’ respectively. 5. 수아 Soo-Ah Soo-ah ranked 10th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 빼어날 수 (秀) for ‘Soo’ and 맑을 아(雅) for ‘Ah’. It means ‘talented’ and ‘elegant’ respectively. 6. 나은 Na-Eun Na-Eun ranked 12th place in 2020. The Chinese character that I chose are 아름다울 나(娜) for ‘Na’ and 은혜 은 (恩) for ‘Eun’. It means ‘beautiful grace’. 7. 유나 Yoo-Na Yoo-Na ranked 16th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 말미암을 유 (由) for ‘Yoo’ and 아름다울 나(娜) for ‘Na’. It means ‘to remain beautiful’. 8. 서우 Seo-Woo Seo-Woo ranked 18th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 아름다울 서(藇) for ‘Seo’ and 벗 우(友) for ‘Woo’. It means ‘beautiful friend’. 9. 이서 Yi-Seo Yi-Seo ranked 24th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 기쁠 이(媐) for ‘Yi ’and 지혜 서(㥠) for ‘Seo’. It means ‘happy’ and ‘wise’ respectively. 10. 채원 Chae-Won Chae-Won ranked 28th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 채색 채(彩) for ‘Chae’ and 순할 원(婉) for ‘Won’. It means ‘bright’ and ‘gentle’ respectively.

1. 도윤 Do-Yoon Do-Yoon was the most popular name for a male baby in Korea in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 이를 도(到) for ‘Do’ and 높을 윤(阭) for ‘Yoon’. It means ‘reach’ and ‘high’ respectively. 2. 서준 Seo-Joon Seo-Joon ranked 2nd place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 천천히 할 서(徐) for ‘Seo’ and 준할 준 (準) for ‘Joon’. It means ‘honest’ and ‘exact’ respectively. 3. 은우 Eun-Woo Eun-Woo ranked 4th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 은혜 은(恩) for ‘Eun’ and 벗 우 (友) for ‘Woo’. The characters together mean ‘a kind friend’. 4. 시우 Si-Woo Si-Woo ranked 5th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 베풀 시 for ‘Si’ and 비 우 (雨) for ‘Woo’. The characters together mean ‘to help others like rain’. 5. 이준 Yi-Joon Yi-Jun ranked 6th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 다스릴 이 (理) for ‘Yi’ and 준걸 준 (俊) for ‘Joon’. The characters together mean ‘to become an outstanding person and rule the world’. 6. 지호 Ji-Ho Ji-Ho ranked 7th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 뜻 지(徐) for ‘Ji’ and 범 호 (虎) for ‘Ho’. It means ‘righteous’ and ‘brave’ respectively. 7. 예준 Ye-Joon Ye-Joon ranked 8th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 예도 예(禮) for Ye and 준걸 준 (俊) for Joon. It means polite and confident. 8. 주원 Joo-Won Joo-Won ranked 10th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 임금 주(主) for ‘Joo’ and 으뜸 원 (元) for ‘Won’. It means ‘the best king’. 9. 건우 Geon-Woo Geon-Woo ranked 11th place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 세울 건(建) for ‘Geon’ and 또 우 (又) for ‘Woo’. It means ‘to achieve again and again’. 10. 시윤 Si-Yoon Si-Yoon ranked 21st place in 2020. The Chinese characters that I chose are 보일 시(示) for ‘Si’ and 진실로 윤(允) for ‘Yoon’. It means ‘to tell the truth’.

두 번째 이름 짓는 방법은 순우리말 단어를 이름으로 만드는 거예요 Second way of making a name is using native Korean words 순우리말은 한자와 상관없이 단어 자체가 의미를 가지고 있어요. Native Korean words have its own meaning without the usage of Chinese characters

1. 윤슬 Yoon-Seul Yoon-Seul means small waves that shine because of the light of the sun and moon. 2. 가온 Ga-On Ga-On means to be the center of the world. 3. 초아 Cho-Ah Cho-Ah means to brighten the world like a candlelight. 4. 보미 Bo-Mi Bo-Mi means a child born in spring. 5. 세리 Se-Ri Se-Ri means to become a great person. 6. 진솔 Jin-Sol Jin-Sol means a new cloth that is very clean. 7. 별 Byeol Byeol means star in Korean. 8. 하나 Ha-Na Ha-Nah means the only special child in the world. 9. 라미 Ra-Mi Ra-Mi comes from the root word 동그라미 which means round or circle. 10. 다빈 Da-Bin Da-Bin means do your best with all your heart.

1. 로운 Ro-Woon Ro-Woon means righteous and wise. 2. 노을 No-Eul No-Eul means beautiful red sky at sunset. 3. 마루 Ma-Ru Ma-Ru means top of the mountain. 4. 바다 Ba-Da Ba-Dam means sea in Korean. 5. 세찬 Se-Chan Se-Chan means strong and confident. 6. 시원 Si-Won Si-Won means cool, which comes from the root word 시원하다. 7. 슬옹 Seul-Ong Seul-Ong means wise and strong. 8. 우솔 Woo-Sol Woo-Sol means strong pine tree. 9. 하람 Ha-Ram Ha-Ram means a special person send from the sky. 10. 해솔 Hae-Sol Hae-Sol means bright like the sun and firm like the pine tree.

1. 아인 A-In : Male Elegant and Classy 2.아라A-Ra: Female Beautiful 3.아름 A-Reum: Female Beautiful 4 아영 A-Yeong: Female Refined 5. 보라 Bo-Ra: Female Purple 6병호Byong-Ho: Male Bright and Great 7. 채영 Chae-Yeong: Female Glorious Color 8. 초희Cho-Hee: Female Joy 9. 다은 Da-Eun: Female Silver 10. 다정 Da-Jeong: FemaleLove and Kind 11. 대성 Dae-Sung: Male Big Success 12. 도하Do-Ha: Male Full of Success 13. 도현 Do-hyun: Male Intelligent Person 14. 도준 Do-Joon: Male Reach the Top 15. 도윤 Do-Yoon: Male Righteous Law 16. 동근 Dong-Geun: Male East Root 17. 은애 Eun-Ae: Female Grace and Love 18. 은찬 Eun-Chan: Male Kind and Bright 19. 은정 Eun-Jeong: Female Graceful Garden 20. 은지: Eun-Ji: Female Kind and Wise 21은경Eun-Kyeong: Female Kind and Respectful 22 은서 Eun-Seo Female Kind and Helpful 23 은우 Eun-Woo Male Kind Friend 24 은영 Eun-Yeong Female ,Kind Forever 25 가희 Ga-hee Female Beautiful and Happy 26 건 Geon Male Strong or Healthy 27 하은 Ha-Eun Female God’s Grace 28 하준 Ha-Joon Male Great and Honest 29 하랑 Ha-Rang Female God’s Love 30 하루 Ha-Roo Female Spring 31 하율 Ha-Yool Male or Female God’s Law 32 희진 Hee-Jin Female Happy and Honest 33 환 Hwan Male Enjoy or Love 34 혜진 Hye-Jin Female The Smartest 35 현 Hyeon Male Virtuous 36 현우 Hyeon-Woo Male Worthy and Clear 37 이한 I-Han Male Helpful and righteous 38 이슬 I-Seul Female Dew 39 인수 In-Soo Male Talented Person 40 재하 Jae-Ha Male Talented in Everything 41 재현 Jae-Hyeon Male Talented and Wise 42 정우 Jeong-Woo Male Good Friend 43 지안 Ji-Ahn Female Smart and Comfortable 44 지은 Ji-Eun Female Wisdom and Grace 45 지후 Ji-Hoo Male Very Wise 46 지환 Ji-Hwan Male Spread the Happiness 47 지혜 Ji-Hye Female wisdom 48 지민 Ji-Min Male or Female Smart and Warmhearted 49 지오 Ji-Oh Male Understanding Heart 50 지수 Ji-Soo Male or Female Gorgeous 51 지원 Ji-Won Male or Female Beautiful Woman 52 지우 Ji-Woo male or Female Wise Friend 53 지영 Ji-Yeong Female Be Honored 54 지율 Ji-Yool Female Seek Knowledge 55 지윤 Ji-Yoon Female Knowledge and Truth 56 진 Jin Male Truth 57 주은 Joo-Eun Female God’s Grace 58 주호 Joo-Ho Male Work Hard 59 주원 Joo-Won Male Be the Best 60 주연 Joo-Yeon Female Fair to Everyone 61 준아 Joon-Ah Male Respect Everyone 62 준호 Joon-Ho Male Honest and Respectful 63 준혁 Joon-Hyeok Male Honest and Bright 64 준우 Joon-Woo Male Handsome 65. 민 Min Male of female smart or Kind 66 민찬 Min-Chan Male Outstanding Person 67 민호 Min-Ho Male Quick and Brave 68 민재 Min-Jae Male Kind and Talented 69 민지 Min-Ji Female Kind and Smart 70 민준 Min-Jun Male Kind and Honest 71 민서 Min-Seo Female Kind and Helpful 72 나리 Na-Ri Female Lily 73 나영 Na-Yeong Female Beautiful and Bright 74 남형 Nam-Hyeong Male Successful Man 75 새롬 Sae-Rom Female New 76 상훈 Sang-Hoon Male Help Others 77 세은 Se-Eun Female Person more Valuable than Silver 78 세나 Se-Na Female Try hard and Make the Best Result 79 세리 Se-Ri Female Make the world Brighter 80 서호 Seo-Ho Male Peaceful and Brave 81 서후 Seo-Woo Male Helpful to others 82 서연 Seo-Yeon Female Auspicious and Beautiful 83 설현 Seol-Hyeon Female Clean like Snow 84 설윤 Seol-Yoon Female Thoughtful and Beautiful 85 선우 Seon-Woo Male Son of Heaven 86 성호 Seong-Ho Male Brave and Successful 87 성현 Seong-Hyeon Male Shine like a Star 88 성진 Seong-Jin Male Nice Personality 89 성준 Seong-Joon Male Great and Honest 90 성민 Seong-Min Male Successful and Kind 91 승현 Seung-Hyeon Male Be Wise 92 시안 Si-An Female Comfort 93 시현 Si-Hyeon Female Wise 94 시우 Si-Woo Female Honest 95 소희 So-Hee Female Bright and Happy 96 수아 Soo-Ah Female Beautiful and Gorgeous 97 수빈 Soo-Bin Female Talented and Bright 98 수호 Soo-Ho Male Outstanding and Brave 99 수현 Soo-Hyeon Male or Female Good and Wise 100 수진 Soo-Jin Female Precious Treasure 101 수민 Soo-Min Male or Female Amazing Person 102 수연 Soo-Yeon Female Lovely 103 태호 Tae-Ho Male Awesome and Brave 104 태현 Tae-Hyeon Male Big and Wise 105 태민 Tae-Min Male Super Wise 106 태욱 Tae-Wook Male Big Sun 107 태양 Tae-Yang Male Sun 108 태연 Tae-Yeon Female Proud or Big 109 태윤 Tae-Yoon Male Virtuous 110 우빈 Woo-Bin Male Shine Always 111 우진 Woo-Jin Male Always Generous 112 우주 Woo-Joo Male Universe 113 욱 Wook Male Rising Sun 114 예빈 Ye-Bin Female Always Polite 115 예은 Ye-Eun Female Scent of the Rainbow 116 예지 Ye-Ji Female Beautiful and Wise 117 예준 Ye-Jun Male Humble and Beautiful 118 예림 Ye-Rim Female Azure 119 예린 Ye-Rin Female Generous 120 연아 Yeon-Ah Female Elegant 121 연우 Yeon-Woo Female Fortune 122 유찬 Yoo-Chan Male Soft and Bright 123 유진 Yoo-Jin Female Soft and Precious 124 유미 Yoo-Mi Female Beautiful Inside and Out 125 유리 Yoo-Ri Female Kind and Clean 126 율 Yool Male or Female Great Person 127 윤아 Yoon-Ah Female Smooth and Beautiful 128 윤호 Yoon-Ho Male Big and Prosperous 129 윤재 Yoon-Jae Male Kind and Talented 130 윤서 Yoon-Seo Female Bright and Helpful

이제 성씨를 고를 시간이에요 Now it's time to choose your surname 성씨: Surname / Last name / Family name 성은 이름에 비해서 특별한 의미를 갖고 있지는 않아요 Last names, compared to first names, don't have special meanings 듣기 좋은 성씨를 골라봐요 Choose the last name that sounds good to you

1김(金) Kim Gold 2 이(李) Lee Plum Tree 3 박(朴) Park Gourd 4 최(崔) Choi High 5 정(鄭) Jeong Polite 6 강(姜) Kang Strong 7 조(趙) Jo Quick 8 윤(尹) Yoon Bright 9 장(張) Jang Kind 10 임(林) Lim Forest 11 한(韓) Han Korea 12 오(吳) Oh Holy 13 서(徐) Seo Peace 14 신(申) Shin Continue 15 권(權) Kwon Authority 16 황(黃) Hwang Yellow 17 안(安) Ahn Comfort 18 송(松) Song Pine Tree 19 전(全) Jeon Perfect 20 홍(洪) Hong Wide

성씨를 골랐다면 이름 앞에 붙여보아요 If you have chose a surname, put it in front of your first name 한국에서는 영어랑 다르게 성이 앞으로 가요! In Korean, the surname goes to the front, which is different from English

Now tell me your name to me!!