Kyung-hee

Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui or Gyong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Kyung-hee was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960.[2]

Kyung-hee
Hangul
경희
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationGyeong-hui
McCune–ReischauerKyŏnghŭi

People with this name include:

Arts and entertainment

  • Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
  • Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
  • Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean television host in the Philippines
  • Kyeong-Hee Choi, South Korean-born American literature professor

Sport

Other

  • Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 3, 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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