Korean Name Meanings

Korean names are written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Many also have hanja, the Chinese characters that give a name its selected meanings; native Korean names may have no hanja. The same Hangul name can have different meanings depending on the characters chosen.

Explore 169 names below, each with a short written introduction, possible hanja, dictionary meanings, and sound-based Five Elements (Ohaeng) classifications.

K-pop idols' real names

Many K-pop stars perform under a stage name, but their real Korean given names carry hanja meanings too. 18 idols and characters, by group.

Girls' Generation

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

Red Velvet

BABYMONSTER

Feminine

Masculine

Unisex

These are names other people carry. Yours is chosen from your own birth chart.

Get your Korean name from your Saju