Tae-il
Hangul
태일
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationTae-il
McCune–ReischauerT'ae-il

Tae-il is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "tae" and ten hanja with the reading "il" 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:

  • Jeon Tae-il (1948–1970), South Korean activist who burned himself to death in protest of the poor working conditions in South Korean factories
  • Yoon Tae-il (born 1964), South Korean handball player
  • Chang Tae-il (born 1965), South Korean boxer
  • Lee Tae-il (born 1990), South Korean singer, member of boy band Block B
  • Moon Tae-il (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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