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Seung-wan
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'seung' (승) = 'victory/ascend/inherit' + 'wan' (완) = 'complete/perfect/grace' - e.g., 'victorious and complete'. |
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Seung-woo
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Seung (승) = 'rise/ascend' or 'victory' and Woo (우) = 'house/universe', 'friend', or 'help/protect' - e.g. 'rising universe', 'victorious friend', or 'victory and protection'. |
Korean |
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Seungyoon
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Varies by Hanja; commonly combines 승 (e.g., 勝 'victory' or 承 'inherit/receive') + 윤 (e.g., 潤 'shine/moist', 允 'allow', 尹 'govern') - roughly 'victorious/ascendant + gentle/bright/virtuous' depending on characters chosen. |
Korean |
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Shim
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Hebrew: related to 'shem' meaning 'name'; Korean: a surname often derived from the Chinese character 沈 meaning 'deep' or 'to sink'. |
Hebrew, Korean |
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Son
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English: 'son' = male child; Vietnamese (Sơn): 'mountain' or 'hill' (common masculine given name); Korean/Chinese: Son often appears as a surname (손/孫) meaning descendant/grandson. |
English, Korean, Vietnamese |
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Sung-kyu
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Depends on hanja. Commonly combines Seong (성) meaning 'accomplish/ star/holy' and Gyu (규) meaning 'jade/standard/rule' - e.g., 'accomplished and precious' or 'star-like standard'. |
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Sungha
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a combination of characters for 'seong' (성) meaning things like 'succeed/true/sincere' and 'ha' (하) meaning things like 'summer/river/great'. |
Korean |
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Sunghoon
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Varies by hanja; commonly conveys 'accomplished/esteemed' or 'meritorious achievement' (e.g., 成 'achieve' + 勳 'merit'). |
Korean |
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Sunghyun
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'accomplished/succeeding' (seong) + 'virtuous/worthy' (hyun) - e.g., 'accomplished and virtuous'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Sungjae
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Meaning depends on hanja; commonly 'seong' (成/誠 etc.) = succeed/ sincere/ star and 'jae' (在/才 etc.) = exist/talent - overall 'accomplished, successful, talented'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Sungjin
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Varies with hanja; commonly 'accomplish/succeed' (Seong) + 'truth/treasure/advance' (Jin) |
Korean |
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Sungkyu
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly a compound of seong (成 'accomplish/succeed' or 聖 'virtuous' or 星 'star') + gyu (圭 'jade/precious' or 奎 'star') - roughly 'accomplished/virtuous + precious/standard'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Sungwoo
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Varies by hanja; commonly combines 'seong' (성) meaning 'accomplish/succeed/virtuous/star' and 'woo' (우) meaning 'friend/help/protect/house', roughly 'accomplished friend' or 'successful protector'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Tae
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Varies by hanja/kanji: commonly 'great' or 'big' (太) or 'peaceful/calm' (泰) in Korean; in Japanese often 'many blessings' or 'grace' depending on kanji |
Japanese, Korean |
Boy |
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Tae-hwan
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Meaning varies by Hanja; commonly Tae (태) 'great' + Hwan (환) 'bright/shining' → 'great and bright'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Tae-il
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'great/one' or 'big/first' (e.g., 泰一 'great/peaceful + one') |
Korean |
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Tae-min
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'Tae' = 'great' or 'peaceful' and 'Min' = 'quick/clever' or 'people' (e.g., 'great/peaceful + quick/clever'). |
Korean |
Boy |
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Tae-yong
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Commonly from hanja 'Tae' (태) meaning 'great/exalted' + 'Yong' (용) meaning 'dragon/hero/brave' - often interpreted as 'great dragon' or 'great bravery' (exact meaning depends on chosen hanja). |
Korean |
Boy |
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Taecyeon
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Varies by hanja; commonly '택' (擇) = 'choose/select' plus various '연' hanja (e.g., 延, 演, 淵) - often interpreted as 'chosen/selected' or 'chosen connection'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Taee
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Associated with 'great', 'exalted', or 'peace' depending on the hanja used; as an invented English name it has no single traditional meaning |
Korean |
Boy |
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Taeki
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Combines elements meaning 'tae' (great/exalted or to be born) and 'ki' (energy/spirit/foundation) - roughly 'great/bright energy' or 'exalted spirit' (exact meaning depends on hanja/kanji). |
Japanese, Korean |
Boy |
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Tak
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In Korean from the hanja 卓 meaning "eminent, outstanding"; as a Japanese/English short form its meaning depends on the full name and has no fixed sense. |
English, Japanese, Korean |
Boy |
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Yekwon
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly combines 'Ye' (예) - e.g., art, grace, talent - with 'Kwon' (권) - authority, power, or fist, often interpreted as 'graceful power' or 'skill + authority'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yo-seob
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Varies by hanja (Chinese characters); no single fixed meaning - meaning depends on the characters chosen. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yong-guk
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Meaning depends on the hanja; commonly 龍 (dragon) + 國 (nation/country) - roughly 'dragon of the nation' or 'national dragon'. Can also be written with 勇 (brave) as 勇國 - 'brave nation'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yong-ha
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Meaning varies with the hanja used; commonly combinations like 'brave + summer/river' or 'dragon + summer/river' (e.g., 勇夏, 龍河). |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yongguk
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Varies with hanja; commonly 龍 (yong, 'dragon') + 國 (guk, 'country') → 'dragon country'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yongki
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Varies by hanja; commonly yong (勇 'brave' or 龍 'dragon') + ki (起 'rise', 基 'foundation', 祺 'good fortune') - e.g. 'brave rising' or 'dragon foundation'. |
Korean |
Boy |
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Yongky
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Typically 'brave' or 'courageous' (often linked to Chinese 勇 yǒng or Korean 용기, 'courage') |
Chinese, Indonesian, Korean |
Boy |
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Yonji
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Often interpreted as 'fourth son' when written with the kanji for 'four' (四) plus characters like 'child/son' (児) or 'next' (次); exact meaning varies with the kanji used. |
Japanese, Korean |
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