Hye (Korean name)

Hye
Hangul
Hanja

譿

Revised Romanization Hye
McCune–Reischauer Hye

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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