| Kyung-hee | |
| Hangul | 경희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏnghŭi |
Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui or Gyong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 25 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] Kyung-hee was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960.[2]
People with this name include:
Arts and entertainment
- Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
- Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
- Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean television host in the Philippines
Sport
- Lee Gyeong-hui (born 1958), South Korean speed skater
- Choi Kyung-hee (born 1966), South Korean basketball player
- Li Gyong-hui (cross-country skier) (born 1967), North Korean skier
- Yang Gyeong-hui (born 1971), South Korean sprinter
- Li Gyong-hui (born 1972), North Korean gymnast
- Yang Kyong-hui (born 1978), North Korean football defender
- Choi Gyeong-hui (born 1981), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Lim Kyung-hee (born 1982), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jon Kyong-hui (born 1986), North Korean long-distance runner
Other
- Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il
Fictional characters
- Kim Gyeong-hui, in 2002 South Korean film Lovers' Concerto
- Do Kyung-hee, played by Kim Ji-min, is the younger sister of lead male Do Kyung-seok, played by Cha Eun-woo, in 2018 South Korean television series Gangnam Beauty
See also
References
- ↑ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 3, 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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