Hye (Korean name)

Hye is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Hye
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHye
McCune–ReischauerHye
IPA[hjɛ]

Hanja

There are 16 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[1]

  • (은혜 혜, eunhye hye): to favour
  • (슬기로울 혜, seulgiroul hye): intelligent
  • (어조사 혜, eojosa hye): exclamation
  • (풀 이름 혜, pul ireum hye): orchid
  • (살별 혜, salbyeol hye): broomstick
  • 譿 (슬기로울 혜, seulgiroul hye): intelligent
  • (밝힐 혜 balkhil hye): to examine
  • (사랑할 혜 saranghal hye): love
  • (별 반짝일 혜 byeol banjjagil hye): twinkling star
  • (좁은 길 혜 jobeun gil hye): trail
  • (식혜 혜 singhye hye): vinegar
  • (신 혜 sin hye): shoes
  • (슬기로울 혜, seulgiroul hye): intelligent
  • (날카로울 혜 nalkaroul hye): sharp, pointed
  • (감출 혜 gamchul hye): box
  • (진실한 말 혜 jinsilhan mal hye): honest words

People

People with the single-syllable name Hye include:

As a name element

One name containing this element, Ji-hye, was a popular name for newborn girls in South Korean in the late 20th century, coming in 1st place in 1980 and 1990.[2]

Names beginning with this element include:

Names ending with this element include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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