Hyun-hee
| Hyun-hee | |
| Hangul | 현희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 賢姬, 賢喜, 賢熙, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnhŭi |
Hyun-hee, also spelled Hyon-hui, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 24 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]
People with this name include:
- Kim Hyon-hui (born 1962), North Korean female agent responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987
- Nam Hyun-hee (born 1981), South Korean female foil fencer
- Hong Hyun-hee (born 1982), South Korean female basketball player
- Hong Hyun-hui (born 1991), South Korean female tennis player
- Han Hyun-hee (born 1993), South Korean male baseball pitcher
- Kim Hyon-hui (table tennis), North Korean female table tennis player
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
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