Hye (Korean name)
Hye | |
Hangul | 혜 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hye |
McCune–Reischauer | Hye |
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]
- 惠 (은혜 혜; eunhye hye): to favour
- 慧 (슬기로울 혜; seulgiroul hye): intelligent
- 兮 (어조사 혜; eojosa hye): exclamation
- 蕙 (풀 이름 혜; pul ireum hye): orchid
- 彗 (살별 혜; salbyeol hye): broomstick
- 譿 (슬기로울 혜; seulgiroul hye): intelligent
- 寭 (밝힐 혜; balkhil hye): to examine
- 憓 (사랑할 혜; saranghal hye): love
- 暳 (별 반짝일 혜; byeol banjjagil hye): twinkling star
- 蹊 (좁은 길 혜; jobeun gil hye): trail
- 醯 (식혜 혜; singhye hye): vinegar
- 鞋 (신 혜; sin hye): shoes
- 譓 (슬기로울 혜; seulgiroul hye): intelligent
- 鏸 (날카로울 혜; nalkaroul hye): sharp, pointed
- 匸 (감출 혜; gamchul hye): box
- 䚷 (진실한 말 혜; jinsilhan mal hye): honest words
People[]
People with the single-syllable name Hye include:
- Hye of Baekje (died 599), 28th King of Baekje
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[]
- ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
Categories:
- Korean given names