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Nari
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Korean: "lily"; Sanskrit/Hindi: "woman"; Japanese: meaning varies by kanji |
Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Sanskrit |
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Narie
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Possibly 'lily' (Korean 나리) or 'woman' (Sanskrit/Hindi नारी); otherwise a modern/variant name with uncertain meaning |
Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit |
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Nayeon
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Meaning varies with hanja; commonly interpreted as 'elegant', 'beautiful', or 'graceful'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Ni
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Varies by language and Chinese character. Common Chinese characters: 妮 'girl' or feminine name element; 尼 'Buddhist nun' or transliteration element; 昵 'intimate'; 霓 'rainbow'. In Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese it is generally a syllable without a fixed meaning. Ní in Irish is a patronymic prefix meaning 'daughter of'. |
Chinese, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese |
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Nuna
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Varies by origin: 'land, country' (Greenlandic/Inuit); colloquial Korean 'older sister'; also used as a diminutive/variant of names like Nana/Nunu. |
Korean |
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Sae Eun
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'sae' = 'new' and 'eun' = 'grace/kindness', often interpreted as 'new grace'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sae-unn
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Usually from Korean 'sae' (새) = 'new' plus 'eun' (은). 'Eun' can be written with various hanja (commonly 恩 'grace' or 銀 'silver'), so meanings include 'new grace' or 'new silver'. |
Korean |
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Saeun
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Varies with hanja; commonly 새(새, 'new') + 은(恩/銀/寅, often 'grace'/'kindness'/'silver'), frequently interpreted as 'new grace' or 'new kindness'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sanchae
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From Korean 'sanchae' (산채) meaning 'mountain vegetables' / 'wild greens'; alternatively treated as a respelling of Sancia meaning 'holy' or 'sacred'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sang-Eun
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Meaning depends on hanja; commonly combines 'sang' (e.g., mutual/always/esteem) + 'eun' (grace/kindness/silver) - often interpreted as 'esteemed grace' or 'always graceful'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Seonah
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Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'good/virtuous' (seon) + 'beautiful' or 'child' (ah). |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sera
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Primarily 'princess' (from Hebrew Sarah); can also be associated with 'evening' (Italian) or 'serene' (from Serena). |
Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Spanish, Turkish |
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Seri
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Varies by origin: in Korean meanings depend on chosen hanja; from Sanskrit (śrī) via Malay/Thai it means 'fortune', 'prosperity' or 'glory'; in Japanese it's the name of a water herb (seri); in Turkish it can mean 'rapid'. |
Japanese, Korean, Malay, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Thai, Turkish |
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Seul-bee
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Native Korean name; meaning varies by hanja or interpretation - commonly associated with 'pure/beautiful' or 'snow beauty'. |
Korean |
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Seung-hi
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly Seung = 'victory/rise/receive' and hi/hee = 'joy/bright/hope', so meanings like 'victorious joy' or 'rising brightness'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Shilla
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Varies by origin - associated meanings include: linked to Sheila/Cecilia (Irish/Latin), 'stone' or 'rock' (Sanskrit/Hindi shila), 'peace' or 'abode' (Hebrew Shiloh/Shilah), and the ancient Korean kingdom Silla. |
Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Shin-ae
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Shin (信/新/神: faith/new/divine) + Ae (愛: love) - commonly 'faithful love' or 'divine/new love'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Shin-hye
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Commonly interpreted as 'grace' or 'graceful wisdom' (exact meaning depends on the hanja used; can also imply 'new grace' or 'faith and grace'). |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sinae
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Often interpreted as "beloved" or "new love" (from hanja 新愛); can also come from native Korean 시내 meaning "stream/brook". |
Korean |
Girl |
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So-hee
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Varies by hanja; commonly conveys ideas like "bright and joyful," "small joy," or "gentle happiness." |
Korean |
Girl |
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So-yeon
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'So' (small/bright/elegant) + 'Yeon' (grace/beautiful/lotus) - overall 'gentle/graceful/beautiful'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Somie
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Uncertain. Commonly treated as a spelling variant of Korean Somi (often interpreted via hanja as involving 'beauty' or 'first/young'), or as an English pet form; sometimes associated with the Sanskrit 'Soma' (moon/nectar). |
English, Korean, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Soo-jee
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Variable by hanja; commonly rendered as Soo (수) = excellent/long-lived and Ji (지) = wisdom/knowledge/virtue - roughly 'excellent wisdom' or 'long-lived wisdom'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soo-ji
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Meaning varies by hanja; commonly 'soo' (e.g., 秀 'excellent', 壽 'long life', 守 'protect') + 'ji' (e.g., 智 'wisdom', 志 'will', 芝 'flower'). Often interpreted as 'excellent wisdom' or 'long-lived wisdom'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soo-kyung
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'soo' (e.g., excellence, guardian, water) + 'kyung' (e.g., brightness, celebration, respect) - e.g., 'excellent brightness' or 'honorable and bright'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soo-yeon
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Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'outstanding/excellent' (soo) + 'beautiful/graceful' (yeon) - e.g., 'outstanding and beautiful.' |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soohee
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Varies by hanja; commonly a combination of 'Soo' (e.g., 秀 'excellent', 守 'protect', 水 'water') and 'Hee' (e.g., 喜 'joy', 希 'hope', 熙 'bright') - e.g., 'excellent and joyful' or 'protective and bright'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soomi
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Varies by hanja; commonly interpreted as 'excellent/beautiful' (e.g., 秀 (soo) 'excellent' + 美 (mi) 'beauty'). |
Korean |
Girl |
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Sooyeon
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Varies with hanja; commonly a combination meaning qualities like 'excellence/long life/beauty' (Soo) and 'grace/lotus/softness' (Yeon). |
Korean |
Girl |
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Soyeon
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Varies by hanja; commonly 'so' (small/bright) + 'yeon' (beautiful/grace) - often interpreted as 'beautiful and graceful'. |
Korean |
Girl |
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