Soon-to-be parents with a knack for K-dramas usually hope to pick Korean female names for their babies. However, it is not always easy to decide and pick names for your little bundle of joy. Many parents experience difficulties in choosing names for their babies.
If you are struggling or having a hard time picking the best name for your lovely little girl, here are some Korean girl names for your possible female baby!
20 Korean Female Names for Parents Who Love K-Dramas
Below, we listed some of the best Korean female names used for baby girls. Some of our entries depict gender-neutral meanings for parents who want options for any gender. They may also remind you of certain Korean celebrities. The names below will surely help you decide which one to name your baby.
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Ae-cha (애차)
Ae-cha means loving daughter.
There are meaning variations — the hangul 애차 reads aecha: it means favourite car. It depends on you and how much you like automobiles. You might want to use it depending on your preferences.
Ari (아리)
The name Ari comes from the first part of the adjective arittapda or 아리땁다. The word arittapda means pretty, lovely, and beautiful.
Additionally, it can be written with hanja that read A, such as 䢝, which means second, next, and 利, which reads ri and means benefit.
Bora (보라)
Bora is one of the most known Korean female names we encounter in K-dramas. It symbolises the colour purple.
It may also serve as an Albanian girl’s name which means snow; a Slovene girl’s name, which means pine tree; and a Turkish boy’s name, which means storm or squall.
Boram (보람)
The Korean name Boram means valuable or worthwhile.
This name comes from the famous Uruguayan footballer named Giovanna Boram Yun Echevarría. She plays for Defensor Sporting and the Uruguayan national team.
Echevarría’s mother is Uruguayan, and her father is South Korean.
Chae-won (채원)
The female name Chae means to gather, pluck, or colour. Meanwhile, the syllable won often means source, origin, and beginning.
In 2013, Chae-won was considered the seventh most popular name given to baby girls in South Korea. Since there are 18 hanja that can read as chae and 45 that read as won, there’s likely a wide range of meanings chosen for these little ones.
Da-eun (다은)
The Korean female name Da-eun is a combination of two different meanings. Da means many or much, while Eun means charity, kindness, mercy, or silver.
In Korea, Daeun-san is known to be a 2,434-feet and 742-meter mountain. It is located in Gyeongsangnam-do, a province in the southeast of the country.
Dan-bi (단비)
The name Dan-bi means sweet rain, timely rain, or welcome rain.
A professional basketball player also has the name Dan-bi. It was Kim Dan-bi who used to play for Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds during the 2007-2008 season. Aside from that, she is also a member of the national team.
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Eun (은)
The name Eun can mean kindness, mercy, and charity. Aside from that, it could also mean silver or money. This name is not just for girls; it is a gender-neutral name from Korea. Moreover, Eun sometimes serves as a surname in some Korean families.
In some cases, parents use it as a stand-alone name: Eun can be either the first or second syllable of a two-syllable name. However, naming your baby ‘Eun Eun’ may result in aegyo or cutesy sounds when said out loud.
Eun-ji (은지)
The female name Eun-ji is a combination of words which mean kindness, mercy, or charity with wisdom or intellect. Actress and Apink member Jeong Eun-ji proudly uses her real name in projects for acting and music.
Gyeong-hui (경희)
The name Gyeong-hui means respect, honour, and beauty.
This name was also inspired by the Geaonghui Palace, one of the Five Great Palaces that the Joseon Dynasty built. A huge part of the palace was destroyed by fire during the Japanese occupation. Fortunately, the Korean government was able to restore about one-third of the palace.
Ha-eun (하은)
The Korean female name Ha-eun is a combination of two words. Ha means grand, big, and summer, while Eun means charity, mercy, and kindness.
Hye-jin (혜진)
Hye-Jin is a Korean female name which is often made with the hanja 慧, which means intelligent or bright, and 珍, meaning precious, rare. We usually notice this name from Korean female celebrities like actress Jang Hye-jin from Parasite and model Han Hye-jin. The real name of Hwasa from the K-pop group Mamamoo is Ahn Hye-jin.
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Hyun-joo (현주)
The name Hyun-joo combines virtuous, able, or worthy with jewel, pearl. Actresses with this name include Kim Hyun-joo and Han Ga-in whose real name is Kim Hyun-joo.
Jeong-hui (정의)
The Korean female name Jeong-hui has a beautiful meaning. Jeong means quiet, still, and gentle, while hui means beauty, bright, or glorious.
Jeong-suk (정숙)
The name Jeong-suk is a combination of two wonderful words. Jeong means loyal, chaste, right, or proper, while suk means good, charming, or virtuous.
Ji-soo (지수)
The female name Ji-Soo is a combination of two beautiful names with different meanings. Ji is made by combining hanja, which means purpose, intellect, or ambition, while soo means luxuriant or beautiful. Celebrities with this name include Blackpink’s Ji-soo and Seventeen’s Joshua whose Korean name is Hong Ji-soo.
Myeong (명)
Myeong is a simple Korean female name which means bright, light, or clear. Myeong-dong is the name of the main shopping area in Seoul.
Seo-hyun (서현)
Fifty-three hanja read seo, and 42 read hyun, meaning auspicious and virtuous. Seo-hyun from Girls’ Generation uses this as her stage name.
Seo-yeon (세현)
The female name Seo-yeon is a combination of two words. It combines omen, auspicious, or felicitous with beautiful or graceful.
Su-jin or Soo-jin (수진)
The name Su-jin has a beautiful meaning. Su could mean outstanding, luxuriant, and beautiful, while jin can mean real, genuine, or precious. Actresses with this name include Kyung Soo-jin and Park Soo-jin.
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