Nari, also spelled Naree, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two
Sino-Korean roots each written with one
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 ...
, "Nari" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "
lily
''Lilium'' () is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in mu ...
".
It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
in the late 20th century.
People with this name include:
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Naomi Nari Nam
Naomi Nari Nam (born July 6, 1985) is an American former competitive figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she was the 1999 U.S. national silver medalist. As a pair skater, she was the 2006 Skate ...
(born 1985), American figure skater of Korean descent
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Na Ry (born 1985), South Korean beauty pageant winner
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Naree Song
Naree Song ( ko, 송나리, (born Naree Wongluekiet 1 May 1986) is a Korean professional golfer of Thai descent.
Song's birth name was Naree Wongluekiet, and she and her identical twin sister were born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father is Sout ...
(born 1986), South Korean golfer
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Park Na-ri (born 1988), South Korean swimmer
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Kim Na-ri
Kim Na-ri (born 4 April 1990) is a South Korean nearly inactive tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of 285 in singles, achieved on 7 June 2010, and 221 in doubles, set on 20 August 2018. Kim has won five singles and 16 doubles tit ...
(born 1990), South Korean tennis player
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Jong Na-ri, North Korean swimmer, bronze medalist in
synchronized swimming at the 2014 Asian Games
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 ...
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Lily (name)
Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has associations with and has been symbolic of innocen ...
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names