Korean baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Areum beauty (pure Korean word-name)
Baek-hyun clear wisdom (worn by EXO's Baekhyun)
Bomi spring beauty
Chae-won colorful garden
Chaeyoung colorful talent (worn by TWICE and BLACKPINK members)
Chan-yeol brilliant and passionate (worn by EXO's Chanyeol)
Da-eun virtue and grace
Do-hyun the way of wisdom
Do-yun the way, allowed
Eun-ji grace and wisdom
Eun-woo grace and greatness (worn by actor Cha Eun-woo, unisex)
Eunbi grace and secret radiance
Ha-eun grace and generosity
Ha-jun great talent
Hana one, or grace (written with hanja for flower/grace)
Haneul sky (pure Korean word-name, unisex)
Ho-seok great fortune (BTS J-Hope's birth name)
Hyun-woo wise greatness
Jae-hyun talented wisdom
Ji-ho wisdom and greatness
Ji-min wisdom and quickness (unisex, worn by BTS's Jimin)
Ji-woo wisdom and universe (unisex)
Jisoo wisdom and longevity (worn by BLACKPINK's Jisoo)
Joon-ho talented and good (worn by director Bong Joon-ho)
Joon-young talented and flourishing
Jungkook righteous nation (worn by BTS's Jungkook)
Kang-in strong and benevolent
Kyung-soo bright excellence (worn by EXO's D.O.)
Mi-rae future
Min-ho clever and good (worn by actor Lee Min-ho)
Min-ji quick wisdom
Min-jun clever and talented (Korea's most popular boy name for years)
Na-eun my grace
Nam-joon southern talent (BTS RM's birth name)
Sehun power and merit (worn by EXO's Sehun)
Sena power and grace
Seo-jun auspicious talent
Seo-yeon auspicious and beautiful
Seo-yun auspicious permission
Seok-jin stone and truth (BTS Jin's birth name)
Si-woo poetic spirit
Somi small beauty (worn by singer Jeon Somi)
Soo-ah elegant child
Soo-jin excellence and truth
Suji elegance (worn by actress Bae Suzy)
Sung-min sincere and clever
Tae-hyung great brightness (BTS V's birth name)
Tae-yang sun (worn by singer Taeyang of BIGBANG)
Wonyoung source of prosperity (worn by IVE's Jang Wonyoung)
Woo-jin great truth
Ye-jin beautiful truth
Yerin beautiful and wise
Yoon-gi allowing brightness (BTS Suga's birth name)
Yoon-seo shining and auspicious
Yu-jun flowing talent
Yuna tender wisdom (worn by figure skater Kim Yuna)
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