Il (Korean name)

Il
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Il
McCune–Reischauer Il

Il is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Hanja

There are ten hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[1]

  1. (한 일 han il): one
  2. (날 일 nal il): sun, day
  3. (달아날 일 doranal il): escape
  4. (넘칠 일 neomchil il): overflow
  5. (무게 이름 일 muge ireum il): unit of weight
  6. (역말 일 yeongmal il): post horse
  7. (줄 춤 일 jul chum il): row of dancers
  8. (편안할 일 pananhal il): comfortable, indulgent
  9. (한 일 han il): one (complex form)
  10. (기쁠 일 gibbeul il): happiness

People

People with the single-syllable given name Il include:

As a given name element

One name containing this element, Il-sung, was a popular name in Korea in the 1940s, according to South Korean government data.[2] Other names containing this element include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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