Myung-hee, also spelled Myong-hui, Myeong-hui, or Myeong-hee, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 19 hanja with the reading "
myung
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
The surname M ...
" and 24 hanja with the reading "
hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Examples include:
* ( ''moksum myeong'' "life"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining")
* ( ''balgeul myeong'' "bright"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining")
* (feminine; ''balgeul myeong'' "bright", ''yeoja hui'' "woman")
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
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Sim Myeong-hui (born 1925), South Korean male sport shooter
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Han Myeong-hui (born 1945), South Korean female sprinter
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Mo Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female sprinter
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Lee Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female volleyball player
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Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee (Hangul: 정명희; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.
Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gold m ...
(born 1964), South Korean female badminton player
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Jeong Myung-hee
Jeong Myung-hee (; born 16 May 1964) is a South Korean former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an inter ...
(born 1964), South Korean female basketball player
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Choi Myong-hui (born 1966), North Korean female gymnast
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Jang Myeong-hui (born 1969), South Korean female rower
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Lee Meong-hee (born 1978), South Korean female volleyball player
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Jon Myong-hui (born 1986), North Korean female football goalkeeper
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Hong Myong-hui (footballer)
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (born September 4, 1991,) is a North Korean footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the club leve ...
(born 1991), North Korean female football goalkeeper
Others
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Gim Myeong-hui (1788–?), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher
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Hong Myong-hui
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official.
He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where h ...
(1888–1968), North Korean male novelist
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Lee Myung-hee
Lee Myung-hee (; born 5 September 1943) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairwoman of the Shinsegae Group. She is the youngest daughter of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group and the sister of the former late chairman Lee Ku ...
(born 1943), South Korean businesswoman, chair of the Shinsegae Group
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Yu Myeong-Hee
Yu Myeong-Hee (born 5 September 1954) is a South Korean microbiologist, currently serving as the president of Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations and a principle researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technol ...
(born 1954), South Korean female microbiologist
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Yoo Myung-hee
Yoo Myung-hee (, born 5 June 1967) was the Minister for Trade of South Korea. She was the first woman to hold the position. Over the past 25 years, she worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam i ...
(born 1967), South Korean female politician
*Ri Myong-hui, North Korean female singer, member of
Moranbong Band
The Moranbong Band (, lit. " Tree Peony Peak Band"), also known as the Moran Hill Orchestra, is a North Korean girl group. The original members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of pop, ...
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean unisex given names