Hye (Korean name)

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

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

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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