| Kyung-hee | |
| Hangul | 경희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏnghŭi |
Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui or Gyong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Kyung-hee was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960. [2]
People with this name include:
- Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
- Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
- Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean television host in the Philippines
- Lee Gyeong-hui (born 1958), South Korean speed skater
- Choi Kyung-hee (born 1966), South Korean basketball player
- Li Gyong-hui (cross-country skier) (born 1967), North Korean skier
- Yang Gyeong-hui (born 1971), South Korean sprinter
- Li Gyong-hui (born 1972), North Korean gymnast
- Yang Kyong-hui (born 1978), North Korean football defender
- Choi Gyeong-hui (born 1981), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Lim Kyung-hee (born 1982), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jon Kyong-hui (born 1986), North Korean long-distance runner
- Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il
- Kim Gyeong-hui, in 2002 South Korean film Lovers' Concerto
- Do Kyung-hee, played by Kim Ji-min, is the younger sister of lead male Do Kyung-seok, played by Cha Eun-woo, in 2018 South Korean television series Gangnam Beauty
- ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 3, 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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| Kyung-hee | |
| Hangul | 경희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏnghŭi |
Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui or Gyong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Kyung-hee was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960. [2]
People with this name include:
- Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
- Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
- Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean television host in the Philippines
- Lee Gyeong-hui (born 1958), South Korean speed skater
- Choi Kyung-hee (born 1966), South Korean basketball player
- Li Gyong-hui (cross-country skier) (born 1967), North Korean skier
- Yang Gyeong-hui (born 1971), South Korean sprinter
- Li Gyong-hui (born 1972), North Korean gymnast
- Yang Kyong-hui (born 1978), North Korean football defender
- Choi Gyeong-hui (born 1981), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Lim Kyung-hee (born 1982), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jon Kyong-hui (born 1986), North Korean long-distance runner
- Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il
- Kim Gyeong-hui, in 2002 South Korean film Lovers' Concerto
- Do Kyung-hee, played by Kim Ji-min, is the younger sister of lead male Do Kyung-seok, played by Cha Eun-woo, in 2018 South Korean television series Gangnam Beauty
- ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 3, 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.