Hye (Korean name)
Hye is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
| Hye | |
| Hangul | 혜 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hye |
| IPA | [hjɛ] |
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.
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