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Lee Jihwan
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Surname Lee (李) 'plum'; given name Jihwan (지환) commonly written with hanja such as 智煥 or 志煥 meaning 'wisdom/ambition + bright/shining' - overall 'wise and bright' or 'ambitious and shining'. |
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Lee Jong
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Lee (李) is a common surname meaning 'plum'. The meaning of 'Jong' depends on the hanja used; common meanings include 'loyal/faithful' (忠), 'ancestral/lineage' (宗), 'bell' (鐘), 'middle/center' (中), and 'bright/clear' (昭). The combined meaning varies with the chosen hanja. |
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Lee Joong
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Depends on hanja: commonly 'middle/central' (中) or 'loyal/faithful/upright' (忠). |
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Lee Jun
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Lee is the family name. 'Jun' can be written with different hanja with meanings such as 'talented/handsome' (俊), 'standard/level' (準), 'deep' (濬), 'steep/high' (峻); exact meaning depends on the chosen hanja - commonly interpreted as 'talented' or 'handsome'. |
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Masan
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No single established meaning: can be a Korean place-name, a variant of English 'Mason' meaning 'stone worker', or related to Japanese 'Masa-' element meaning 'correct/just'. |
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Min-chan
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Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'clever/quick' (Min) + 'bright/praiseworthy' (Chan) - e.g., 'clever and bright' or 'praiseworthy person'. |
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Min-ho
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'Min' = quick/clever (or people/jade) + 'Ho' = great/vast/bright/tiger - often rendered as 'clever and great' or 'brave and bright'. |
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Min-hwan
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Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 'min' (민) = clever/quick/people and 'hwan' (환) = bright/shining/joy → broadly 'bright and clever' or 'shining/joyful person'. |
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Min-hyuk
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Meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly 'min' (敏/民/珉) = clever/people/jade and 'hyuk' (赫/革) = bright/radiant/revolution - often interpreted as 'bright/clever radiance' or 'brilliant and clever'. |
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Min-seok
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'Min' = clever/quick and 'Seok' = stone/firm - often interpreted as 'clever and steadfast'. |
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Min-suk
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination like 'clever/quick (敏)' + 'stone (石)' or 'clever' + 'great/eminence (碩)'. |
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Min-woo
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Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'min' = quick/clever or jade/people, + 'woo' = friend/protector/house/universe - overall 'clever and helpful' or 'bright and protective.' |
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Minho
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Two-syllable Korean name (Min + Ho). Meaning varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'clever/quick' + 'vast/bright/heroic' (e.g., 敏浩 meaning 'quick and vast/majestic'). |
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Mino
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Often a diminutive of Italian names (e.g., Domenico) meaning 'of the Lord'; in Japanese, depending on kanji, can mean things like 'beautiful field' or refer to the Mino region. |
Italian, Japanese, Korean |
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Mintae
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Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'min' (clever/quick/people) + 'tae' (big/great) - 'clever and great'. |
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Minwoo
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'min' (敏) meaning 'quick/clever' + 'woo' (友/祐/宇) meaning 'friend/protector/house' - often interpreted as 'clever friend' or 'quick protector'. |
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Myung-soo
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Meaning varies with hanja; commonly combines 명 (明, 'bright/clear') + 수 (水/秀/壽, 'water/excellent/longevity') - often rendered as 'bright and outstanding' or 'bright longevity'. |
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Pul
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Bridge (Hindi/Urdu); money (colloquial Persian); historically the name of an Assyrian king; can correspond to 'fire' when romanizing Korean 불 ('bul'). |
Assyrian, Biblical, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Urdu |
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Quan
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Varies by character: commonly 'army/soldier', 'authority/power', 'ruler/prince', or 'spring' depending on the Chinese character used |
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Ryun
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Most commonly a variant of Ryan - 'little king' or 'descendant of Rían' (Irish). As a Korean romanization, the meaning depends on the hanja used. |
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Saju
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No single established meaning; commonly a short form of South Indian names (e.g., Sajeev) - in Korean 'saju' means 'four pillars' (astrological birth chart). |
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Sang
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Meaning depends on the hanja used; common meanings include 'mutual', 'above/superior', 'still/stillness', 'to assist/help', 'auspicious'. |
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Se-jong
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Depends on hanja; commonly from 世 (se: 'world, generation') + 宗 (jong: 'ancestor, clan'), associated with King Sejong - roughly 'grand ancestor of the world' or 'esteemed ancestor'. |
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Se-woon
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Varies by hanja; commonly a combination of 'se' (세) meaning 'world/establish/generation' and 'woon' (운) meaning 'luck/fortune' or 'cloud' - often interpreted as 'establishing fortune' or 'rising luck'. |
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Sehun
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Varies by hanja; commonly 世 (se) 'world' + 勳 (hun) 'merit, honor' - 'worldly merit' or 'honorable'. |
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Sek
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Typically 'stone' (Chinese/Korean); when short for Sékou, associated with 'elder/leader' (from Arabic 'sheikh'). |
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Seon-ho
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Meaning depends on the hanja chosen; commonly combines 'Seon' (e.g., 善, 宣) meaning 'good/virtuous/announced' and 'Ho' (e.g., 浩, 昊, 豪) meaning 'vast/grand/bright/heroic'. |
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Seong-Jin
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly combines a character meaning 'succeed/achieve/holy' (Seong) with one meaning 'precious/true/treasure' (Jin). |
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Seung-hoon
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Hanja-dependent; commonly Seung (승) = 'rise/victory' and Hoon (훈) = 'merit/teaching' - e.g., 'rising merit' or 'victorious merit'. |
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Seung-jun
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'seung' (승) = rise/win/receive + 'jun' (준) = talented/handsome, often rendered 'victorious and talented' or 'rising, handsome'. |
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