Ha-neul

Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean unisex name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "sky". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky".[1] It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, goyueo ireum), along with others such as Seul-ki ("wisdom") and Sora ("conch shell"), which have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]

This article is about the given name. For the concept of God in Korean shamanism, see Haneullim.
Ha-neul
Hangul
하늘
Revised RomanizationHa-neul
McCune–ReischauerHanŭl

In some cases, parents also choose to register hanja to represent these indigenous names, picking them solely for their pronunciation. However, this is difficult for the name Ha-neul because there is only one extremely rare character with the reading "neul" (乻), and it does not appear on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[4][5] Instead they must choose hanja which correspond to the homophonous but differently-spelled "Han-eul" (한을, for example 罕忔 or 寒乙).

People

People with this name include:

Entertainment
  • Lee Ha-neul (born 1971), South Korean male singer, member of DJ DOC
  • Kim Ha-neul (born 1978), South Korean actress
  • Rottyful Sky, née Kim Ha-neul (1988–2013), South Korean female singer and composer
  • Kang Ha-neul (born 1990), South Korean actor
  • Kim Ha-neul (born 1992), South Korean female singer, former member of Hot Place
  • Kim Ha-neul (born 2000), South Korean female singer, member of Saturday

Sport

Fictional characters
  • Seo Ha-neul, female protagonist of 2006 South Korean television series One Fine Day
  • Jo Ha-neul, male character of 2016 South Korean television series Entertainer

See also

References
  1. "Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  2. Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  3. "하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  4. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  5. "乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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