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 youāll 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 āa loving daughterā
Bong-Cha means āthe ultimate girlā
Chin-Sun means āthe one who seeks truth and goodness in everythingā and ātruth and goodnessā
Choon-Hee means āa girl born in spring.ā
Chun-Hei means ājustice and graceā
Chun-Ja comes from the Sino-Korean chun meaning āspringā and ja meaning āchildā. 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 ānobleā and ādaughterā
Chung-Cha means āA righteous and chaste girlā
Da means āto attainā
Dae means āthe great one; shiningā
Eui means ārighteousnessā
Eun means āsilverā
Eun Ae means āgrace with loveā
Eun-Byul comes from the Sino-Korean eun meaning āsilverā or eun meaning āgrace, favor, gratitudeā combined with the native Korean word ė³ (byeol) meaning āstarāā
Eun-Hui comes from the Sino-Korean eun meaning āsilver,ā ākindness, mercy, charity,ā or āmany, great; abundant, flourishing,ā and hui meaning ābeauty,ā ādim light, glimmer; warm, brightā or ājoy, gladness, delight.ā
Eun Jung means āgrace and affectionā
Eun-Kyung means āa graceful gem.ā
Ga-Yeon means comes from the Sino-Korean ga meaning āgood, auspicious; beautiful; delightfulā and yeon meaning ābeautiful, gracefulā
Gi means āone who is braveā
Geun-Hye comes from the Sino-Korean geun meaning āhibiscusā and hye meaning āfavor, benefit, confer kindnessā. A famous bearer is South Korean president Park Geun-hye (1952-).
Ha-Eun comes from the Sino-Korean ha meaning āsummer; great, grand, bigā and eun meaning ākindness, mercy, charityā. The first syllable can also come from ķėė (Hana-nim), the Korean name for God, for meanings like āGod’s graceā.ā
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.ā
Hae means āgirl who is like an oceanā
Hae-Won means āraceful and beautiful garden.ā
Hee-Young means ājoy and prosperityā and āa girl who brings joy and prosperity wherever she goes.ā
Hei Ryung means āgrace and brightnessā
Hei-Ran means āa graceful orchid.ā
Ho-Sook means āa clear lake.ā
Hwa-Young means āa beautiful flowerā
Hye-Ja comes from the Sino-Korean hye meaning āfavor, benefit, confer kindnessā and ja meaning āchildā. 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-).ā
Hyo means āone with a filial dutyā
Hyo-Sonn means āone who is filial and gentle.ā
Hyun means ābright or āintelligentā
Hyun-Jae means āwise and respectā
Hyun-Ae means āloving and clear.ā
Hyun-Ok means āa wise and beautiful pearl.ā
Jae-Hwa means ārespect and beautyā and āone who is rich and prosperousā
Jee means āto know or the wisdomā
Jin-Ae means ātruth, treasure and loveā
Jin-Kyong means ātruth, treasure and brightnessā
Ji-Woo can mean āsesameā or āwill, purpose, ambition,ā and woo can mean ārainā or āhouse, eaves, universe.ā 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.ā
Kyung-Mi means āhHonored and beautyā
Kyung-Soon means āhonored and mildā
Kyung-Hu means āgirl in the capitalā
Mi-Cha means ābeautiful daughterā
Mi-Kyong means ābeauty and brightnessā
Mi-Sun means ābeauty and goodnessā
Mi-Young means āeverlasting beautyā
Mi-Cha means āa beautiful girlā
Mi-hi means ābeautiful joyā
Mi-Ok means ābeautiful pearlā
Min means āsharp-mindedā
Min-Jee means ābrightness and wisdomā
Min-Jung means ābright and nobleā
Mishil means āa beautiful kingdomā or āan admired dynastyā
Mun-Hee means āan educated and literate girl.ā
Myung-Hee means ābrightness and pleasureā
Myung-Ok means āa bright pearlā
Sang-Hee means ābenevolence and pleasureā
Seo-Yun means āfelicitous omen, soft and sleek.ā 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 āfelicitous omen, beautiful and graceful.ā 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 āeternal, beautiful and prosperityā
Soo means āa charitable, kind and noble personā
Soo-Jin means ātreasure, excellence and truthā
Soo-Min means āexcellence and clevernessā
Soo-Yun means āa perfect lotus flower.ā
Sook means āpure natureā
Soon-Bok means āgentle and blessed, one with a gentle soul.ā
Sun-Hee means āpleasure and goodnessā
Sun-Jung means āGoodness and nobleā
Sun-Hi means āone with a good and joyful demeanor.ā
Sung means āsuccessor or one on the verge of winning.ā
Yon means ālotus blossomā
Yoon means āallow or consentā
Young-Mi means āprosperity, eternal and beautifulā
Young-Il means āthe most prosperous of all.ā
Young-Soon means āmild and floweryā
Yun means ālotus flowerā
Yun-Hee means ālotus flower and pleasureā
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! š
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. Iām 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. Itās for my daughter who just may be a āyoung meā or mini-me! š I never understood my name but here itās 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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I am reaching out to the young Korean community for suggestions for a beautiful Korean name for a baby girl. I am adopting an adorable baby girl from South Korea. I am seeking a Korean name of beauty, gracefulness, gentleness and purity. She is the world to me..a miracle! A name that is not considered weird now a days in the young Korean community of names. Thank you so much for any and all help! š
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My kids are half Korean and Half Ecuadorian.
Iām looking for a Royal or special Korean name so I can mix the both cultures..
There are many names from this article to give you ideas. You may want to speak with your partner about his thoughts and feelings. Other members of our community may be able to share their insights and experiences with you. Please share more of your thoughts and feelings in the future. Have a great day, Elizabeth!