Nari (Korean name)

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Nari
Hangul
나리
Revised RomanizationNari
McCune–ReischauerNari

Nari, also spelled Naree, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Nari" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "lily".[1][2] It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in South Korea in the late 20th century.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater of Korean descent
  • Na Ry (born 1985), South Korean beauty pageant winner
  • Naree Song (born 1986), South Korean golfer
  • Park Na-ri (born 1988), South Korean swimmer
  • Kim Na-ri (born 1990), South Korean tennis player
  • Kim Na-ri (born 1992), South Korean singer, member of Wassup
  • , North Korean swimmer, bronze medalist in synchronized swimming at the 2014 Asian Games

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References[]

  1. ^ a b 金文昌 [Kim Mun-chang] (1991). "고유어식 사람 이름에 대하여" [Regarding indigenous-word-style personal names]. 《새국어생활》. 1 (1). Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  2. ^ "나리". Naver Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
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