Korea is a country with complex and rich history and a diverse heritage background. And just like culture and people, even Korean baby names are unique. Just three surnames, namely Park, Lee, and Kim are used by over half of the Korean population. So if you wish your child to stand out from the crowd, you have to pick a unique name for your munchkin.
A Korean name comprises a family name, followed by a given name. The Korean first names are based on Hangul, which is alphabetical script and Hanja, which are logo-syllabic characters. Hanja are Chinese characters and Hangul are Korean native alphabets. For years, parents could select a name from the list of approved names issued by the government. The trend has fallen to the wayside now. Parents are now opting for names derived from traditional Korean words. Baby girls are generally given two-syllable names. It’s also important to note that given names are not used in day to day life. The given names are very private and are used only by close friends and family.
Below is MomJunction's list of Korean baby names with meanings for you to choose from. You can shortlist and save your favorites for future use.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Do Hyun (도현) | Do means Path Hyun means virtuous, able | Boy | |||
Do Yoon ( 윤도) | Do means Path, Yoon means Allow or Consent | Boy | |||
Ha Eun (하은) | Ha means Summer, Great, or Talented, Eun means Kindness, Mercy, Charity, and can also mean Silver, Money | Girl | |||
Ha Rin (하린) | Ha means Summer, Great, or Talented, Rin means Female unicorn | Girl | |||
Ha Yoon (하윤) | Ha means Summer, Great, or Talented, Yoon means Allow or Consent | Girl | |||
Ji Ah (지아) | Ji means Wisdom, Intellect, Perceive, Comprehend, Will, Ambition, Ah means Beautiful, Bud, Sprout, Elegant, Graceful | Girl | |||
Ji Woo (지우) | Ji means Wisdom, Intellect , Perceive, Comprehend, Will, Ambition, Woo means Rain, House, or Universe | Girl | |||
Ji Yoo (유유) | Ji means Wisdom, Intellect, Perceive, Comprehend, Will, Ambition, Yoo means Abundant, Rich, Plentiful | Girl | |||
Joo Won (주원) | Joo means Around or Circumference, Won means First or Origin | Boy | |||
Joon Woo (준우) | Joon means Handsome Woo means Divine intervention, Protection or Rain | Boy | |||
Min Joon (민준) | Min means Quick, Clever, Sharp, Joon means talented or handsome | Boy | |||
Seo Ah (서아) | Seo means Auspicious, Ah means Beautiful, Bud, Sprout, Elegant, Graceful | Girl | |||
Seo Joon (서준) | Seo means auspicious, Joon means handsome | Boy | |||
Seo Yeon (서연) | Seo means Auspicious, Yeon means Beautiful or Graceful | Girl | |||
Seo Yoon (서윤) | Seo means Auspicious, Yoon means Allow or Consent | Girl | |||
Si Woo (시우) | Si means begin or start, Woo means divine intervention, protection or rain | Boy | |||
Soo Ah (수아) | Soo means Water, Sore, Bank, Ah means Beautiful, Bud, Sprout, Elegant, Graceful | Girl | |||
Ye Joon (예준) | Ye means Art, Talent, or Craft,Yoon means Handsome | Boy | |||
Yoo Joon (유준) | Yoo is a variant of Yu or Yuu, meaning Tenderness, Evening, Friend, Qualified, Courage, Help, and Yoon means Handsome | Boy | |||
Ae-Cha (애차) | A loving daughter | Girl | |||
Baek Hyeon (백현) | Baek means older brother and Hyeon means worthy and virtuous. Hence, the name means virtuous brother | Boy | |||
Beom Seok (범석) | Beom means model, rule or pattern and Seok means like a rock. Hence, the name means pattern of a rock. | Boy | |||
Bitgaram (비트 가람) | Light river | Boy | |||
Bon-Hwa (봉화) | One who is glorious. | Boy | |||
Bong (봉) | A mythical bird, probably phoenix | Boy | |||
Bong-Cha (봉차) | The ultimate girl | Girl | |||
Bora | Snow; Excellent; Brave | Boy | |||
Chin-Hae (친해) | Truth or depth of the ocean. | Boy | |||
Chin-Hwa (친화) | The most prosperous and wealthiest of all. | Boy | |||
Chin-Mae (친매) | Truth, a person who always speaks the truth. | Boy | |||
Chin-Sun (친선) | The one who seeks truth and goodness in everything, truth and goodness | Girl | |||
Choon-Hee (천희) | A girl born at the time of spring. | Girl | |||
Chul (쿨) | Firm; something that is neither soft nor very hard | Boy | |||
Chul-Moo (철무) | The weapon of iron | Boy | |||
Chun Hei (천 헤이) | Justice and grace | Girl | |||
Chung Ae (청애) | Noble and love | Boy | |||
Chung Cha (정차) | Noble and daughter | Girl | |||
Chung-Cha (충차) | A righteous and chaste girl. | Girl | |||
Chung-Hee (정희) | One who is righteous and dutiful. | Boy | |||
Chung-Ho (정호) | A righteous lake | Boy | |||
Da (다) | To attain | Unisex | |||
Dae (대) | The great one; shining | Unisex | |||
Dae-Ho (대호) | A great personality, great | Boy | |||
Dae-Hyun (대현) | Great and honor | Boy | |||
Dae-Jung (대정) | Great and righteous, honest. | Boy | |||
Daeshim (대심) | Greatest mind | Boy | |||
Dong (동) | It means East | Boy | |||
Dong-Min (동민) | East and cleverness | Boy | |||
Dong-Sun (동선) | Goodness of the east. | Boy | |||
Dong-Yul (동율) | One having the passion of the east. | Boy | |||