Myung-hee
Myung-hee, also spelled Myong-hui, Myeong-hui, or Myeong-hee, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
| Myung-hee | |
| Hangul | 명희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Myeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏnghŭi |
Hanja
There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" 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.[1] Examples include:
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Sim Myeong-hui (born 1925), South Korean male sport shooter
- Han Myeong-hui (born 1945), South Korean female sprinter
- Mo Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female sprinter
- Lee Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female volleyball player
- Chung Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female badminton player
- Jeong Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female basketball player
- Choi Myong-hui (born 1966), North Korean female gymnast
- Jang Myeong-hui (born 1969), South Korean female rower
- Lee Meong-hee (born 1978), South Korean female volleyball player
- Jon Myong-hui (born 1986), North Korean female football goalkeeper
- Hong Myong-hui (footballer) (born 1991), North Korean female football goalkeeper
Others
- Gim Myeong-hui (1788–?), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher
- Hong Myong-hui (1888–1968), North Korean male novelist
- Lee Myung-hee (born 1943), South Korean businesswoman, chair of the Shinsegae Group
- Yu Myeong-Hee (born 1954), South Korean female microbiologist
- Yoo Myung-hee (born 1967), South Korean female politician
- Ri Myong-hui, North Korean female singer, member of Moranbong Band
See also
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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