Baek
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Hangul | 백 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Baek |
McCune–Reischauer | Paek |
Baek (Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝k̚]), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white.
Baek (白)[]
"白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty.
- Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the Suwon Baek clan, cousin of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of this name.
Baek (苩)[]
Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname.
- Paik Ga (苩加), Mahan ruler
- Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general
- Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general
- Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter
List of famous Baeks[]
- Baek
- Baek A-yeon, South Korean singer and songwriter
- Cha-seung Baek, Korean-American former professional baseball pitcher
- Baek Doo San, fictional character in Tekken fighting games
- Baek Ji-hoon, South Korean football player
- Baek Ji-young, South Korean singer
- Baek Jin-hee, South Korean actress
- Baek Minseok, South Korean writer
- Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor
- Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer-songwriter and former member of duo 15&
- Baek Jong-won, South Korean chef
- Baik
- Baik Sou Linne, South Korean author
- Paek
- Paek Hak-rim (1918–2006), North Korean politician
- Jim Paek, Korean-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach for the South Korean national team
- Paek Nam-il, North Korean politician
- Paek Nam-nyong, North Korean writer
- Paek Nam-sun (1929–2007), North Korean politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Paek Sang-ho, North Korean Colonel General
- Paek Se-bong, North Korean politician
- Paek Yong-ho, North Korean politician
- Paik
- Paik Gahuim, South Korean writer
- Kun-Woo Paik, South Korean pianist
- Nam June Paik (1932–2006), Korean American artist
- Paik Seung-ho, South Korean professional footballer
- Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020), South Korean military officer
- Paik Sun-Hwa, fictional character on television series Lost
See also[]
- Suwon Baek clan
- Baek clan
- Pai (Chinese surname)
Categories:
- Surnames
- Korean-language surnames