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Dooly
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No established lexical meaning; a playful, made-up name associated with a cartoon dinosaur (Dooly) in Korea |
Korean |
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Dowan
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Varies by hanja for the Korean name; commonly 'do' (道 'way' or 度 'degree') + 'wan' (完 'complete', 宛 'graceful') - often rendered as 'accomplished path' or 'complete way'. If from Gaelic/Irish surname roots the meaning differs. |
Korean |
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Duck
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In English: the waterfowl (nickname). In Korean/Vietnamese contexts: a transliteration meaning 'virtue' or 'moral goodness'. |
English, Korean, Vietnamese |
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Duk
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virtue, moral goodness |
Korean |
Boy |
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Ek
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In Khmer and Thai, derived from Sanskrit 'eka' meaning 'one', 'first', 'primary' or 'chief'. As a Swedish surname, it means 'oak'. |
Khmer, Korean, Sanskrit, Swedish, Thai |
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Eun-kwang
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Eun (恩/銀: grace, kindness, silver) + Kwang (光: light, brightness, glory) - roughly "graceful light" or "silver light" |
Korean |
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Gam
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"beauty" (from Arabic Gamal),"sweet" (from Chinese/Korean 甘) |
Arabic, Chinese, English, Korean |
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Gon
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Varies by language and characters used. Common senses include 'strong/healthy/build' (Korean hanja such as 健, 建), 'authority/right' (possible Japanese kanji like 権), or simply a short form/nickname. |
Japanese, Korean |
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Gunji
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Japanese: 'district/county administrator' (郡 'district' + 司 'administer'). Korean: meaning varies by hanja (e.g., 건 + 지 could mean 'healthy wisdom' or other combinations). |
Japanese, Korean |
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Gwang
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light; brightness; radiance |
Korean |
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Hae-joon
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Meaning varies with hanja; commonly combines Hae (해) meaning 'sea' or 'sun' and Joon (준) meaning 'talented', 'handsome', or 'standard' - e.g., 'bright/talented' or 'sunny and talented'. |
Korean |
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Hak
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Korean: from hanja 學 'learning, study' or 鶴 'crane'; Cantonese: corresponds to characters like 赫 'bright, illustrious'; Vietnamese (Hắc): 'black'. |
Korean, Vietnamese |
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Han
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Varies by origin - Chinese/Korean: linked to the Han clan or Han (漢) as an ethnic/historical term; Western: short form of Johannes/Hans meaning 'God is gracious'. |
Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Korean, Scandinavian |
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Hanil
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Meaning varies with hanja; commonly Han (韓/漢/翰, e.g. 'Han/Korea/large/writing') + Il (一/日, 'one'/'sun') - roughly 'one', 'first', or 'great one'. |
Korean |
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Ho
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Varies by language and character: in Korean 'Ho' (호) can derive from many hanja with meanings like 'vast/expansive', 'good', 'bright', 'tiger', or 'lake'; Vietnamese 'Hồ' is a surname historically from Chinese characters (commonly 胡); Cantonese 'Ho' romanizes surnames such as 何, 胡, 賀 - meanings depend on the specific Chinese character. |
Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese |
Boy |
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Hongbin
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Varies by hanja/characters; commonly 'Hong' = great/vast/red and 'Bin' = refined/cultured/talented → e.g., 'great and refined' or 'red and talented'. |
Korean |
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Hoon
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'merit/achievement' (勳) or 'teach/instruction' (訓). |
Korean |
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Hooni
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Diminutive of the Korean element 'Hoon' (훈), which can mean 'teach/lesson' (訓) or 'merit/distinction' (勳) depending on the hanja; essentially 'little Hoon' or 'dear Hoon'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Hu
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Varies by language/character: in Chinese depends on the character (e.g., 胡 - common surname; 虎 - 'tiger'; 湖 - 'lake'); in Old Egyptian 'Hu' denotes the authoritative utterance/deified concept; in English medieval use it is a short form of Hugh ('mind/heart'). |
Chinese, Egyptian, English, Korean, Turkish |
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Hunbogi
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Hanja-dependent; commonly a compound of 'hun' (훈: e.g., 'teaching', 'merit', 'warmth') and 'gi' (기: e.g., 'energy', 'rise', 'foundation'), roughly 'meritorious energy' or 'noble spirit'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Hur
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Hebrew: uncertain (biblical name; possible root meanings debated); Arabic (Hurr): "free, noble"; Korean: a romanized surname (Heo/Huh) without a separate given-name meaning |
Arabic, Hebrew, Korean |
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Hyo-jun
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Meaning depends on the hanja used; a common interpretation is "filial and talented" (e.g., 孝俊). |
Korean |
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Hyun-bin
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'hyun' (현) = virtuous/wise/manifest + 'bin' (빈) = refined/talented/bright |
Korean |
Boy |
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Hyun-seung
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Meaning varies with hanja; commonly 'hyun' = wise/virtuous + 'seung' = rise/victory → 'wise victor' or 'virtuous ascent'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Hyun-Woo
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'hyun' = virtuous/wise/profound + 'woo' = help/protector/friend |
Korean |
Boy |
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Ik-Hwan
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Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'Ik' = benefit/wing/assist and 'Hwan' = bright/shining/strong. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Inkyu
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'In' = benevolence/kindness + 'Kyu' = precious/standard/bright - overall 'kind and honorable' |
Korean |
Boy |
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Jae-ahn
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Meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly Jae (재) = talent/wealth, An (안) = peace/safety - often interpreted as 'talented and peaceful' or 'wealth and peace'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Jae-beom
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Jae = 'talent/ability/wealth' and Beom = 'model/example/remarkable' - often interpreted as 'talented and exemplary'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Jae-cheol
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'Jae' (재) = talent/wealth/ability and 'Cheol' (철) = iron/wise/steadfast - roughly 'talented and steadfast' or 'wise and strong'. |
Korean |
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