Are you looking for a Korean name for your daughter? Here are 80 of the most beautiful and popular ones!
Korea is a country with a rich culture. Despite influences from countries like China and Japan, Korean culture still stands out as a unique culture on their own. Along with their culture comes a variety of names that reflect the traits and characteristics Korean parents would like to imbue upon their daughters.
As with most other cultures, Korean names for girls are centered around positive traits such as beauty, purity, and goodness. In this list you’ll find many names with these meanings. However, since Korean names are often two-syllable names, these common positive traits are often combined with other things, as you will see in the examples below.
Ae-Cha means “a loving daughter”
Bong-Cha means “the ultimate girl”
Chin-Sun means “the one who seeks truth and goodness in everything” and “truth and goodness”
Choon-Hee means “a girl born in spring.”
Chun-Hei means “justice and grace”
Chun-Ja comes from the Sino-Korean chun meaning “spring” and ja meaning “child”. Chun-ja was the tenth-most popular name for Korean girls born in 1940. The same characters can be read Haruko in Japanese. It is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards.
Cheung-Cha means “noble” and “daughter”
Chung-Cha means “A righteous and chaste girl”
Da means “to attain”
Dae means “the great one; shining”
Eui means “righteousness”
Eun means “silver”
Eun Ae means “grace with love”
Eun-Byul comes from the Sino-Korean eun meaning “silver” or eun meaning “grace, favor, gratitude” combined with the native Korean word 별 (byeol) meaning “star”“
Eun-Hui comes from the Sino-Korean eun meaning “silver,” “kindness, mercy, charity,” or “many, great; abundant, flourishing,” and hui meaning “beauty,” “dim light, glimmer; warm, bright” or “joy, gladness, delight.”
Eun Jung means “grace and affection”
Eun-Kyung means “a graceful gem.”
Ga-Yeon means comes from the Sino-Korean ga meaning “good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful” and yeon meaning “beautiful, graceful”
Gi means “one who is brave”
Geun-Hye comes from the Sino-Korean geun meaning “hibiscus” and hye meaning “favor, benefit, confer kindness”. A famous bearer is South Korean president Park Geun-hye (1952-).
Ha-Eun comes from the Sino-Korean ha meaning “summer; great, grand, big” and eun meaning “kindness, mercy, charity”. The first syllable can also come from 하나님 (Hana-nim), the Korean name for God, for meanings like “God’s grace”.”
Ha-Yoon was the 5th most popular name for newborn girls in Korea in 2015. Famous bearers of this name include actress Song Ha-yoon, and Lee Ha-Yoon from the girl band Brave Girls.”
Hae means “girl who is like an ocean”
Hae-Won means “raceful and beautiful garden.”
Hee-Young means “joy and prosperity” and “a girl who brings joy and prosperity wherever she goes.”
Hei Ryung means “grace and brightness”
Hei-Ran means “a graceful orchid.”
Ho-Sook means “a clear lake.”
Hwa-Young means “a beautiful flower”
Hye-Ja comes from the Sino-Korean hye meaning “favor, benefit, confer kindness” and ja meaning “child”. The same characters can be read Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Patti Kim, born Kim Hye-ja (1938-).”
Hyo means “one with a filial duty”
Hyo-Sonn means “one who is filial and gentle.”
Hyun means “bright or “intelligent”
Hyun-Jae means “wise and respect”
Hyun-Ae means “loving and clear.”
Hyun-Ok means “a wise and beautiful pearl.”
Jae-Hwa means “respect and beauty” and “one who is rich and prosperous”
Jee means “to know or the wisdom”
Jin-Ae means “truth, treasure and love”
Jin-Kyong means “truth, treasure and brightness”
Ji-Woo can mean “sesame” or “will, purpose, ambition,” and woo can mean “rain” or “house, eaves, universe.” While a unisex name, Ju-Woo was the eighth most popular baby name for girls in South Korea in 2008. It eventually rose to 5th place in 2011, and 3rd place in 2013 and 2015.”
Kyung-Mi means “hHonored and beauty”
Kyung-Soon means “honored and mild”
Kyung-Hu means “girl in the capital”
Mi-Cha means “beautiful daughter”
Mi-Kyong means “beauty and brightness”
Mi-Sun means “beauty and goodness”
Mi-Young means “everlasting beauty”
Mi-Cha means “a beautiful girl”
Mi-hi means “beautiful joy”
Mi-Ok means “beautiful pearl”
Min means “sharp-minded”
Min-Jee means “brightness and wisdom”
Min-Jung means “bright and noble”
Mishil means “a beautiful kingdom” or “an admired dynasty”
Mun-Hee means “an educated and literate girl.”
Myung-Hee means “brightness and pleasure”
Myung-Ok means “a bright pearl”
Sang-Hee means “benevolence and pleasure”
Seo-Yun means “felicitous omen, soft and sleek.” Seo-yun was the most popular name for girls in 2015. A famous bearer of this name is Ji Seo-yun, a South Korean actress.
Seo-Yeon means “felicitous omen, beautiful and graceful.” Seo-Yeon was the most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008 and 2009. It also became a popular new name for adult women who wanted to change their name because they felt their original name was too old-fashioned.
Seo-Hyeon was the 4th most popular baby name for girls in South Korea in 2008, and it became the 3rd most popular in 2009. Famous bearers of this name include singer and actress Seohyun (from Girls Generation), singer Katie Kim, and actress Ahn Seo-hyun.
So-Young means “eternal, beautiful and prosperity”
Soo means “a charitable, kind and noble person”
Soo-Jin means “treasure, excellence and truth”
Soo-Min means “excellence and cleverness”
Soo-Yun means “a perfect lotus flower.”
Sook means “pure nature”
Soon-Bok means “gentle and blessed, one with a gentle soul.”
Sun-Hee means “pleasure and goodness”
Sun-Jung means “Goodness and noble”
Sun-Hi means “one with a good and joyful demeanor.”
Sung means “successor or one on the verge of winning.”
Yon means “lotus blossom”
Yoon means “allow or consent”
Young-Mi means “prosperity, eternal and beautiful”
Young-Il means “the most prosperous of all.”
Young-Soon means “mild and flowery”
Yun means “lotus flower”
Yun-Hee means “lotus flower and pleasure”
Which of these names do you like the most? Share them with us below!
I really like the names, and I don’t know which one I want to use. I’m also typing this for fun because I have nothing to do. Anyone else feel this way? Get ready for my randomness. Do you know BTS? If not you should go look them up. Also, does anyone have any K-pop bands that I should listen too? And certain songs to listen to from them. What’s your favorite color? Mines pastel pink and blue. Well, I have to continue my research for names now. Bye! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your positive and friendly comment. We love all of the colors here, and pink and blue are certainly wonderful colors. Perhaps use those colors to write the names that you are using. It may help you make your decisions. Feel free to share your insights and experiences. Have a great day, Mi Un!
Check out FT Island’s stages! The main vocal leehongki is so good at singing live! I love pastel pink and blue too. Soft colours are so relaxing to see.
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i love how the first comment i see is about bts and i’m legit searching Korean names for a character in a bts ff
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Girl same. I’m looking for a name for the main character in my BTS story
Monster X is my favorite K-pop band
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I want a feminine first name that is 2 syllables, is compatible with the surname “Min” (민) and the meaning isn’t girly.
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I want a first name for a female that is 2 syllables, is compatible with the surname “Min” (민) and the meaning isn’t girly.
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i was looking for a female first name that would go good with the surname “Kim” could you help me?
There are many names on this list that may be useful for you. You may find benefit in speaking with the people in your life about your thoughts and feelings. Have a great day, Park!
As a Korean, I know Korean names. Some of the names here listed don’t sound like Korean at all. For example, Chin-Sun is very rarely used, but if it is Jin-Sun, it sounds a Korean name. And also some names like Ae-Cha and Bong-Cha don’t sound Korean either, but if they are spelled and pronounced like Ae-Ja and Bong-Ja, they sound Korean, but actually these names are mostly found among only old people like above 60s. Choo-Hee is another name most Koreans don’t use any more. So if you really want a Korean name that are currently used not sounding weird in Korea, I suggest you refer to Koreans.
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I found this page to be extremely helpful! I love Young Mi, both sound and meaning. It’s for my daughter who just may be a “young me” or mini-me! 😂 I never understood my name but here it’s on the verge of success and graceful, which my father did say. Korean names ARE beautiful and I think we will our daughter Evangelina the middle name Young Mi!
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