Ha-neul
Hangul
하늘
Hanja
(none or various)
Revised RomanizationHaneul
McCune–ReischauerHanŭl
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Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean unisex name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "sky". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky".[1] It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, goyueo ireum) which have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]

In some cases, parents also choose to register hanja to an indigenous name like this. On the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names,[4] there are about 30 different hanja available for 하 (ha), but only one hanja is available for 늘 (neul) – 乻, a Korean-coined character only for representing a phonetic value.[5]

People

People with this name include:

Entertainment

  • Kim Ha-neul (born 1978), South Korean actress
  • Rottyful Sky, née Kim Ha-neul (1988–2013), South Korean female singer and composer
  • Kang Ha-neul (born 1990), South Korean actor

Sport

Fictional characters

  • Seo Ha-neul, female protagonist of 2006 South Korean television series One Fine Day
  • Jo Ha-neul, male character of 2016 South Korean television series Entertainer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  2. ↑ Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  3. ↑ "하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  4. ↑ "인명용 한자 조회" [Look up hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. ↑ "乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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