Tae, also spelled Tai or Thae, is a single-syllable masculine
Korean given name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...
, and an element used in many two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning of this given name may have a variety of meanings depending on the hanja used to write it.
As a given name
In given names, the meaning of "Tae" depends on the hanja used to write it. There are 20 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are:
# (클 태 ''keul tae''): "great"
# (클 태 ''keul tae''): "exalted"
# (게으를 태 ''ge-eureul tae''): "idle"
# (거의 태 ''geo-ui tae'', 위태할 태 ''witaehal tae''): "almost", "dangerous"
# (모습 태 ''moseup tae''): "form", "shape"
# (일 태 ''il tae''): "to wash"
# (바꿀 태 ''bakkul tae''): "to change"
# (별 태 ''byeol tae''): "platform"
# (아이 밸 태 ''ai bael tae''): "unborn child"
# (나라 이름 태 ''nara ireum tae''):
Tai
Tai or TAI may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain
*Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless''
*Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon''
Businesses and organisations ...
, an ancient city-state in modern
Shaanxi
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, China
# (볼기 칠 태 ''bolgi chil tae''): "to flog"
# (이끼 태 ''ikki tae''): "
lichen
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"
# (티타늄 태 ''titanyum tae''): "
titanium
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# (옥 무늬 태 ''ok munui tae''): "jade pattern"
# (복어 태 ''bugeo tae''): "
blowfish"
# (벗을 탈 ''beoseul tae''): "to undress"
# (아름다울 태 ''areumdaul tae''): "beautiful"
# (미칠 태 ''michil tae''): "to arrive"
Notable people
People with the single-syllable given name Tae include:
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Buyeo Tae
Buyeo Tae (扶餘泰, ? – ?) was a prince of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son of the last king, Uija of Baekje. When Sabi (Korea), Sabi, the capital fell to the Silla–Tang alliance in 660 he fled to Ungjin wi ...
, Baekje prince, son of
King Uija
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Wang Tae
Wang Tae () was a Korean Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong, also the oldest brother of Yo and So. He married his half sister (only daughter of Lady Heungbok), but they had no any issue. Since his ...
, Goryeo prince, son of
King Taejo
As name element
Given names containing this element include:
;First syllable
*
Tae-min
*
Tae-hee
Tae-hee is a Korean unisex given name.
The meaning of the name depends on the hanja chosen. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used i ...
*
Tae-ho
Tae-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list ...
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Tae-hyun
Tae-hyun, also spelled Tae-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South Kore ...
*
Tae-joon
Tae-joon is a Korean male given name.
People with this name include:
*Choi Tae-joon (born 1991), South Korean actor
*Park Tae-joon (1927–2011), South Korean general and businessman
*Ryu Tae-joon (born 1971), South Korean actor and singer
See a ...
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Tae-soo
Tae-soo is a Korean male given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 34 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of h ...
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Tae-suk
Tae-suk, also spelled Tae-seok or Tae-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 20 hanja with the reading "suk" on the South Kore ...
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Tae-sung
Tae-seong, also spelled Tae-sung or Thae-song, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 27 hanja with the reading "seong" on ...
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Tae-won
Tae-won is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 35 hanja with the reading " won" on the South Korean government's official li ...
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Tae-hyung
;
*
Tae-woo
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Tae-wook
Tae-wook, also spelled Tae-uk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "Tae (Korean given name), tae" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" on th ...
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Tae-woong
Tae-woong is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and two hanja with the reading "woong" on the South Korean government's official ...
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Tae-yeon
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Tae-yong
Tae-yong is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 24 hanja with the reading " yong" on the South Korean government's official ...
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Tae-young
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Tae-il
Tae-il is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "Tae (Korean given name), tae" and ten hanja with the reading "Il (Korean name), il" on t ...
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Tae-ri
*
Tae-ha
;Second syllable
*
Hyun-tae
*
Ji-tae
*
Joon-tae
*
Ki-tae
*
Kyung-tae
*
Young-tae
*
Min-tae
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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Masculine given names