300 Unique and Cute Korean Girl Names & Meaning

Korean is the native language of more than 80 million people. I have selected 300 Korean girl names with meanings also included.

List Of Cute & Unique Korean Girl Names With Meanings (some are dark):

Nayeon

It is made of Na 나 which means delicate and Yeon 연 meaning graceful. Im Na-yeon rocketed to fame as a member of the girl group Twice.

Jiyeon

It is symbolizing “beautiful wisdom” or “intelligent grace.” Jiyeon is made of the Sino-Korean characters Ji (knowledge, intellect, or wisdom) and yeon (affinity, connection, graceful, or beautiful).

Minjung

It has its origins in Chinese and it means “the people” or “the masses.” Minjung was a pro-democracy movement.

Soyeon

Soyeon is made of the Hanja So (elegant or auspicious) and Yeon (bright or lotus flower). It means “bright,” ”elegant lotus,” or “wise.”

Yeonju

Yeonju is composed of the hanja ”yeon” (lotus) and ”ju” (lord or master).

Nari

Nari means lily and and does not have corresponding hanja.

Duri

Duri is the number 2 and comes from the Gyeongsang dialect. I recommend it for a second child in the family and is good for either girl or boy.

Minji

Minji is interpreted as quick-witted or clever. I love the shortness of Minji and it can work for any last Korean names.

Mirae

”The future to come” or ”future”. Yoon Mi-rae is a member of the hip hop trio MFBTY and bears this name.

Yuna

Yuna means ”soft” or ”gentle.” Yuna is also popular in Japan where is a symbol of kindness. In Celtic traditions Yuna is ”wish.”

Hayoung

”Summer with a flower” 하영 or “great honor” (賀榮).

Hara

Hara means “to do” in Korean.

Korean girl names with dark meanings:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Eodum	darkness	UH-doom
Hyeonmi	”dark beauty”	HYUN-mee
Noeul	last glow of dusk	NOH-ul
Beongae	lightning	BUHN-geh
Wolyeong	”moon’s shadow.”	wol-YUNG
Seori	frost	SUH-ree
Yeowoo	the cunning fox	YUH-oo
Eunya	silver night	UN-yah
Geuneul	”shade”	GUH-nul
Hyeonah	dark elegance	HYUN-ah
Nunbora	blizzard	NOON-boh-rah
Bam	night or chestnut	BAHM
Seolya	”snowy night”	SUHL-yah
Angae	mist	AHN-geh
Wolha	beneath the moon	WOL-hah

The list continues.

Chungha

Chung (blue) with ha (summer).

Seolhyun

”Bright snow.” 설炫

Namjoo

Nam, south, and joo means pearl (珠)/master (主)/state (州)/pillar (州)

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Hana

“Number one.” Hana is also symbolizing ”moon” in Albanian and ”work” in Hawaiian. In Japanese the same sound means “flower.”

Eunjung

Grace and calm. Save

Jeonghwa

Jeong is meaning right (正) or crystal (晶) while hwa is reform (化) or peace (和).

Minjeong

Min (clever) and jeong (upright).

Eunhee

Eun has several possible meanings: silver (銀)/grace (恩) and hee is hope (希) or radiance (熙/曦). Chae Eun-hee competed in the women’s marathon at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Yura

Yu is to maintain (維)/reason (由) nad ra is meaning beauty (拉/羅) and silk (罗/羅).

Seungwan

Seung, to inherit, with wan, gentle.

Sunye

Good art and is pronounced as SUNG-wahn.

Boa

precious child/graceful elegance. Kwon Bo-ah is known professionally as BoA and has sold over ten million albums throughout her career.

Gain

Gain is symbolizing beautiful person as 佳人.

Jisoo

It is composed of Sino-Korean roots, Ji (”wisdom” and ”intellect”) and soo (”beautiful” and ”elegant”). Kim ji-soo is an actress who won Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival.

Ahyoung

Ah means beautiful (娥)/elegant (雅) and young is eternity (榮)/petal (英).

Miyeon

Beautiful and lovely as 美妍 and graceful lotus 美蓮.

Korean girl names that are easy to pronounce in English:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Nami	graceful beauty	NAH-mee
Juna	”pearl of grace”	JOO-nah
Mira	beautiful silk	MEE-rah
Yuni	sheen	YOO-nee
Rami	varies by hanja	RAH-mee
Sumi	”excellent beauty.”	SOO-mee
Ina	kindness and grace	EE-nah
Sera	world of silk	SEH-rah or SAIR-uh
Ami	elegant and lovely	AH-mee
Hani	summer	HAH-nee
Rina	”benefit and grace”	REE-nah
Dana	abundant grace	DAH-nah
Mia	beautiful child	MEE-ah or MY-uh
Suna	outstanding and gentle	SOO-nah
Sena	world’s elegance	SEH-nah

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Sooyoung

Su (excellent) and young (flower). Spoken aloud, suyeong is the word for swimming.

Eunkyung

Eun (purity 銀 or kindness 恩) and kyung (celebration 慶 or integrity 敬 or scenery 景).

Hyemin

wise compassion/gracious jade

Somang

It is the word for hope or a heartfelt wish. Somang is a member of the girl group Magic Girl.

Nahyun

Graceful and virtuous/elegant and illustrious 나현

Jeongeun

Jeong (upright 正/ courtyard 廷/ loyal 貞) and eun (grace 恩/money 銀).

Hangyeol

”Always the same.” Hangyeol (한결) is a former member of the girl group LIVE HIGH.

Eunji

Eunji means ”gracious wisdom” or “kindness and wisdom.”

Chaeyeon

From Chae (color or collect) and yeon whose meaning I have described above. Chaeyeon is also spelled as Chae-yon.

Jaehee

Jae (talent 才/to exist 在) and hee (joy 喜/ hope 希).

Sebin

Se (world) with bin (refined).

Kyunghee

Kyunghee is made of kyung (celebration) with hee (bright).

Jihyo

Ji, will, and hyo, filial devotion.

Chaeryeong

Chae (color) and ryeong, the tinkling sound of jade.

Beautiful Korean girl names:

Name	Meaning	Pronunciation
Maehwa	plum blossom	MEH-hwah
Byeolha	”river of stars”	BYUHL-hah
Onyu	gentle warmth	OHN-yoo
Kkotbi	falling petals	KKOHT-bee
Mokryeon	magnolia	MONG-nyun
Eunseol	”silver snow.”	UN-suhl
Hyanggi	fragrance	HYAHNG-gee
Jinsol	candid and true	JIN-sol
Dongbaek	camellia	DOHNG-bek
Seoha	lucky summer	SUH-hah
Yeonji	”bridal rouge”	YUHN-jee
Suryeon	water lily	SOO-ryun
Nanhee	joy of orchids	NAHN-hee
Seohyang	winter daphne	SUH-hyahng
Hwayeon	lovely as a flower	HWAH-yun

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Hwayoung

Hwa is a blossom, and young is a flower in full bloom.

Facts about the Korean language

Korean has borrowed extensively from Chinese characters. These are known as Hanja. The writing system dates from 1443.

The language spoken in North and South Korea is different. In general, it lacks grammatical gender.

The word “Koreans” means “Korean people.”

This alphabet is called Hangul. It was designed in the 15th century to reduce illiteracy.

It is one of the most complicated languages for English speakers to learn.

Verbs always come last in sentences.

Hyerin

Hyerin signifies shining or bright. Hyerin is also spelled Hye-lin. Actress Han Hye-rin starred in the TV drama ”My One and Only.”

Hayeon

“Summer river” or ”beautiful river.” Hayeon is composed of the Sino-Korean words Ha (stream, river, or summer) and yeon (the meaning is previously discussed).

Jiin

Ji (wisdom) with in (benevolence).

Yena

Ye (talent) and na (grace).

Eunchae

Grace and color.

Yunji

”Sincere wisdom.”

Seah

Se, world, and a, elegance.

Seoin

Seo, a lucky sign, and in, benevolence.

Eunhye

Grace or a favor received.

Seoyeon

Seoyeon contains the word ”yeon” and means ” auspicious and beautiful.”

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Jieun

Jieun is symbolizing “graceful wisdom” or ”perception and mercy.” Among cute Korean girl names, Jieun is one of my favorites.

Eunbi

“Silver beauty.”

Sohee

So (”bright”) combined with hee (”splendid, glowing”) there is this result: ”radiant blessing.” Ahn So-hee of Wonder Girls also played in 2016 in the film Train to Busan. An alternate spelling is So-hui.

Minju

Min, quick, and ju, pearl.

Haerin

Sea with clear water.

Chaeyun

Chae (color) with yun (allow).

Hyein

Hye (wisdom) and in (benevolence).

Seoyul

It combines seo, auspicious, with yul, the character for law and for musical rhythm.

Hyunseo

Virtue and lucky sign.

Sehee

”Joy of the world.”

Yumi

Yumi means possessing beauty and is made from yu (”to have”) and mi (”beautiful”). It is pronounced as YOO-mee.

Wonyoung

Won (origin) and young (the shine of jade).

Taeri

Tae (great) with ri (pear tree).

Yoona

Yun (sheen) with a (grace).

Dohee

Do, the way, and hee, joy.

Doyeon

”Way and beauty.”

Yeri

Ye (art) with ri.

Inah

Inah means ”kind and elegant.”

Chaeeun

Chae (color) and eun (grace).

Jihee

”Wisdom and joy.”

Yeseo

It combines art with an auspicious sign.

Aeri

Ae (love) and ri (benefit).

Yunhee

Yun, allow, with hee, joy.

Arin

A (elegant) and rin (the luster of jade).

Haewon

Haewon is ”source of the sea.”

Naeun

Naeun is also spelled as Na-eun and is meaning ”grace from love.” Naeun is pronounced Nah-oon.

Dahyun

“Great and virtue.”

Seoyun

Seo (auspicious) and yun (soft, sleek), so Seoyun has the meaning of ”good fortune.”

Juhyun

Pearl and virtue.

Soyoung

So (bright) and young (flower).

Jeongyeon

Jeong, upright, and yeon, beautiful.

Soeun

Bright with grace.

Hyori

Hyo (filial) with ri (benefit).

Jihyun

Jihyun is ”wise and virtuous.”

Yeonwoo

”Lotus and rain.”

Suji

Su (excellent) and ji (wisdom).

Taehee

”Great joy.”

Jisun

Ji, wisdom, and sun, goodness.

Yeseul

Ye (art) and seul, the character for an old zither.

Sujeong

”Crystal.”

Soyul

Soyul is made of so (”plain” or ”simple”) and yul (”law” or ”order”). The yul root shows up rarely, which gives this name some scarcity.

Dayeon

”Beautiful lotus.”

Jiwon

Jiwon is made of the words Ji (wisdom) and won (round). Jiwon can be a good choice for parents who are fantasy lovers.

Gyuri

Gyu, a jade tablet held at court, and ri, benefit.

Harin

Ha (summer) with rin (clear water).

Gaeun

Ga, fine, and eun, grace.

Hayoon

Ha, summer and yun, allow.

Seunghee

Seung (victory) with hee (joy).

Heejin

”Joyful treasure.”

Sunhee

”Good joy.”

Seungyeon

Victory and beauty.

Hyunjoo

Hyun (virtuous) and joo (pearl).

Sojin

So, plain, with jin, treasure.

Siyeon

Siyeon is symbolizing ”poem of beauty,” and si for poem.

Serin

“Light of jade.” Serin also signifies tranquility in Arabic and cool in Turkish.

Somin

Cleverness and brightness.

Yeeun

Ye (clever, shrewd) and eun (kindness) and is written as Ye-eun.

Yewon

Yewon is composed of ye (art or talent) and won (beautiful woman or origin).

Mina

Mi, beauty, and na, grace.

Dain

Dain is ”much kindness”.

Mijoo

”Beauty with a pearl.”

Nayoung

Na (graceful) with young (flower).

Dahee

Da, many, and hee, joy.

Gayoung

Ga (fine) with young (flower).

Sunyoung

Sun, goodness, and young, flower.

Jiha

Ji, wisdom, and ha, summer.

Yeji

Ye, art, with ji, wisdom.

Dami

Dami means ”much beauty.”

Yebin

Ye (courtesy) with bin (refined).

Hyuna

Hyuna has a meaning that I like, ”Virtuous beauty.” It is gaining traction for parents who love names that feel both futuristic and ancient.

Yerin

”Beautiful gem” or ”wise person.”

Jihye

Ji and hye together spell out wisdom. This is the one if you want a name that says clever.

Yeonhwa

Lotus flower.

Sumin

Su (outstanding) and min (quick).

Sunhwa

Goodness and blossom.

Mikyung

Mi (beauty) and kyung (scenery).

Mijin

Mijin is meaning ”beautiful treasure.”

Jimin

Jimin is made of ji (”wisdom”) and min (”quick” or ”clever”) and results in “cleverness or the heavens.”

Yerim

Yerim is ”a forest of art,” with rim for forest.

Yeonhee

Yeon, lotus, and hee, joy.

Chaewon

Chaewon is composed of the words Chae (collect or color) and won (complete or circle).

Yubin

Yu (abundant) and bin (refined).

Jina

Ji (wisdom) and na (graceful).

Sohyun

”Wise” or ”bright” and is a perfect option for space-loving parents.

Jinae

Jin means ”real” or ”precious” and ae is ”affection” or ”love.” Jinae is the name of the singer and a former member of Crystal Moon.

Hyoyeon

Hyo (filial devotion) and yeon (a deep pool).

Yeonseo

Yeon (lotus) with seo (auspicious).

Bora

Also spelled Bo-ra, Bora is meaning ”purple.” In Turkish, it means “a strong wind that usually brings rain.”

Sora

“Conch shell”.

Suhyeon

Suhyeon is unisex and consists of Su (elegant, outstanding) and hyeon (virtuous, worthy).

Eunbin

It combines eun (grace) and bin (refined).

Hyesun

Hye (wisdom) and sun (goodness).

Areum

”Beauty”. Areum is also spelled A-reum or Ah-reum. Actress Hong Ah-reum played in the TV series A Bird That Doesn’t Sing.

Sujin

Sujin has the elements su (long life) or su (to gather) as well as jin (”genuine” or ”precious”). It is spelled Su-jin as well as Soo-jin.

Chaerin

”Gleaming gem.”

Eunyoung

Eunyoung is ”graceful flower.”

Hyomin

Hyo, dawn, with min, sky.

Seulgi

”Intelligence” or ”cleverness.” Seulgi is the perfect mix of simplicity and sweetness.

Haneul

Haneul is the word for sky and is one of the native names that skip Hanja entirely. Actress Kim Ha-neul earned the Best Actress for the 2011 thriller Blind.

Iseul

”Dew.”

Seohyun

Seo means ”lucky omen” while hyun is ”virtuous” or ”able.” Seohyun of Girls’ Generation released her first EP Don’t Say No in 2017. You will also see it written Seo-hyeon.

Seojin

Seojin combines seo (auspicious) with jin (treasure).

Jacheongbi

Jacheongbi (“woman who chooses of her own accord”) is the Jeju goddess of farming and love.

Chaeyoung

It has chae (”color”) and yeong (”glory” or ”jade”). Son Chae-young participated in the TV competition Sixteen.

Nongae

Nongae (”farmer”) was a gisaeng of Jinju.

Hongryeon

”Red lotus.”

Gameunjang

Gameunjang (“black wooden chest baby”) is the 3rd daughter in a Jeju myth.

Ungnyeo

Ungnyeo is ”bear woman.”

Seolmundae

Seolmundae is the giant grandmother goddess of Jeju.

Yujin

Yu (”abundant”) and jin (”precious” or ”rare”).

Sua

Sua is made of Su (”outstanding” or ”elegant”) and a (”graceful” or ”refined”). It is also spelled Su-a or Soo-ah.

Minkyung

Min and kyung, a bright view.

Subin

Su (means ”fine”) and bin (”refined” or ”polished”) and is pronounced as SOO-been.z

Boram

Boram is a reward that makes the effort worth it.

Gaon

Gaon has ”center.”

Narae

Poetic word for wing.

Malja

Malja is written with hanja for ”last child.”

Danbi

”Sweet rain”, one that comes right after a drought.

Sunja

Sunja is ”obedient child,” and the suffix -ja spread under Japanese rule. Min Jin Lee used it for the character in her novel Pachinko.

Ippeuni

”Pretty one.”

Seondeok

”Good virtue.” Queen Seondeok of Silla ordered the Cheomseongdae observatory.

Maeum

Heart and mind.

Jindeok

”True virtue.” Queen Jindeok was the last Silla ruler from the sacred-bone rank.

Kkeutsun

”Last girl.”

Jinseong

”True sage.”

Okja

”Jade child.”

Saimdang

”Taking Tairen as a teacher and model”.

Jia

Ji (”wisdom”) and a (”graceful”) give Jia the meaning of “beautiful purpose”. It is easy for non-Korean speakers to say it.

Jian

”Wisdom and peace.” Jian works across genders.

Minyoung

Min (quick) and young (flower).

Jiyu

Jiyu combines ji (”wisdom”) and yu (”abundant” or ”plentiful”).

Jiwoo

It is also spelled Ji-woo or Ji-u and at some point it was the 8th-most popular name for girls in South Korea.

Gyeoul

Gyeoul is winter

Bada

Native word for sea.

Maru

Maru is ridge or peak.

Saebom

Sae (new) and bom (spring).

Hansol

”One great pine.” Parents give it to girls and boys.

Sol

”Pine,” a tree that stays green through the coldest months.

Dasol

Dasol combines da, all, with sol, pine.

Daeun

Da (much” or ”many”) and eun (”kindness” or ”grace”), so Daeun means abundance of warmth.

Haeun

Ha (”summer” or ”great”) is combined with eun (”kindness” or ”mercy”) for the meaning of “summer grace”.

Hyejin

Hyejin (“intelligent pearl”) was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

Seoa

“Beautiful elegance.” It is also spelled Seo-a or Seo-ah.

Minhee

”Clever joy.”

Miyeong

Mi (beautiful) and yeong (”flower” or ”brave hero”) result in Miyeong that is meaning “flourishing excellence”.

Yunseo

Yunseo is made of yun (to govern) as well as seo (series, order).

Seon

”Good” or ”virtuous.”

Nara

“Country” or “nation”. Kwon Nara is one of the founders of the girl group Hello Venus.

Saerom

Saerom comes from saeropda, “to be new”.

Sunmi

In 2013 Lee Sun-mi released her debut extended play, Full Moon. It means “goodness and beauty.”

Bomi

“Child born in spring”.

Sieun

Sieun is comprised of si (“poem” or “beginning”) and eun (“grace”).

Garam

“River” and it suits boys and girls alike.

Hyeri

Hye (“grace”) and ri (“benefit”). Lee Hyeri of Girl’s Day played as Deok-sun in Reply 1988.

Haru

“One day”.

Somi

So (“smile” or “pure”) and mi (“beautiful”). In 2016 Jeon Somi won the first season of Produce 101.

Chorong

“Silk-covered lantern.”

Eunseo

Eunseo has inside eun (“grace” or “silver”) and seo (“auspicious”).

Nuri

“World” or ”universe.”

Yuri

Kwon Yuri of Girls’ Generation acted in Innocent Defendant. ”Crystal” or ”glass” is the meaning.

Minah

Min (clever) and a (elegant).

Taeyeon

“Imperturbable ” or ”composed.”

Sarang

It is the everyday native word for “love”.

Chunhyang

Chunhyang (“spring fragrance”) and has origins in chun (“spring”) and hyang (“scent”).

She’s the heroine of Chunhyangjeon, the classic love story that’s based on the pansori Chunhyangga.

Bitna

Bitna is from the verb bitnada, “to shine”.

Hyojin

In 2019 Kong Hyo-jin performed in the drama When the Camellia Blooms. “Truly genuine” or “precious filial piety.”

Yeoreum

”Summer” and is pronounced as YUH-rum.

Minseo

Min, quick, and seo, auspicious.

Ara

It comes from a (“elegant”) and ra (“silk”). Ara is a southern constellation and is Latin for “altar”.

Gaeul

“Autumn”.

Songi

”A single blossom or cluster.”

“Kkot han songi” is one flower.

Jiyoung

Jiyoung combines ji (“wisdom”) and young (“flower” or “brilliance”).

Dasom

Dasom has origins in the archaic word for “love.”

Eunha

Eun (“silver”) and ha (“river”) give ”galaxy.”

Hyewon

“Intelligent grace”.

Nabi

”Butterfly”. You should know that Nabi is used much like “Kitty” in English.

Yejin

Ye (“art” or “courtesy”)and jin (“precious” or “true”).

Mirinae

Mirinae (”The Milky Way”) is used in Jeju and South Gyeongsang.

Byeol

“Star”.

Seoyoung

Seo (auspicious) and young (flower).

Jiseo

”Wisdom with a lucky omen.”

Yuju

Yuju is symbolizing ”abundant pearl.”

Hanbit

Han (great) and bit (light).

Seohee

”Auspicious brightness.”

Eunah

Eun (grace) and a (elegance).

Haesal

”Ray of sunshine.”

Soseono

Soseono is a founding queen of both Goguryeo and Baekje.

Yuhwa

”Willow flower.”

Bari

Bari comes from the word for ”thrown away.” In shaman myth, Princess Bari becomes the guide of the dead.

Seolhwa

Seolhwa is ”snow flower”, frost that gathers on branches.

Jiyun

Ji (wisdom) and yun (sincere).

Arang

Arang is a girl at the center of the Miryang ghost legend.

Janghwa

”Rose.”

Dalbit

Dalbit is made of dal, moon, and bit, light.

Jini

Jini (“keeper of many blessings”) belonged to Hwang Jini, a gisaeng whose sijo poems are taught in schools.

Gwansun

Gwansun means ”generous and gentle.” In 1919 Yu Gwansun led a March 1st Movement protest.

Deokhye

Deok (virtue) with hye (grace).

Myeongseong

It is made of myeong (bright) and seong (complete). Empress Myeongseong was killed by Japanese agents inside Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Saebyeol

Saebyeol is the morning star, and this is the name for Venus when it shines at dawn.

Hayan

”White.”

Aram

Chestnut so ripe it drops out of its spiky husk.

Yeoul

Shallow stretch of a stream where water runs fast over stones.