From Sino-Korean 英 yeong meaning flower petal brave hero as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced similarly.

Korean male names and words. One-word male Korean names and meanings Joon - Exceptionally talented Tae - One who is a great person Whan - Ever growing Jeong - Silent chaste Ki - The one who has arisen Seung - Successor Myeong - A bright person Ok - Treasured valued Jung - A righteous man Yeo - Mild-mannered Hwan - Bright Jum. Yeong 영 英 榮 永 映 f m Korean. 103 rows Baek means older brother and Hyeon means worthy and virtuous.

Boy Names Popular in Korea Data from Korea is hard to come by but these are reported as the top names for boys in Korea from 2015 and from 2017. Gyeong-taek Gyeong means shining or glowing and taek means pool or pond. May make the listener feel old and therefore.

Hak-Kun means One with literate roots. From Sino-Korean 藝 ye meaning art talent craft combined with 俊 jun meaning talented handsome as well as other hanja combinations.

Traditional Korean names are written in Hanja or the Hangul alphabet but these are the common translations of those names. Popular Korean celebrities musicians and movie stars can provide inspiration for male children. JaeJay musician Jae Park from Day6 or Rapper Jay Park.

In western culture using Mr. Again not really a term of endearment but this is the standard Korean word for boyfriend. Many are derived from Chinese although some are indigenous Korean in origin.

This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available. Do-yun - path and allow. Korean boy names and Korean names in general are often made up of two Sino-Korean morphemes.