Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean unisex name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "sky". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky".[1] It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, goyueo ireum) which have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]
| Ha-neul | |
| Hangul | 하늘 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | [(none or various)] Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch (help) |
| Revised Romanization | Haneul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hanŭl |
In some cases, parents also choose to register hanja to an indigenous name like this. On the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names,[4] there are about 30 different hanja available for 하 (ha), but only one hanja is available for 늘 (neul) – 乻, a Korean-coined character only for representing a phonetic value.[5]
People
editPeople with this name include:
Entertainment
edit- Kim Ha-neul (born 1978), South Korean actress
- Rottyful Sky, (born Kim Ha-neul, 1988–2013), South Korean singer and composer
- Kang Ha-neul (born 1990), South Korean actor
Sport
edit- Kim Ha-neul (golfer) (born 1988), South Korean golfer
- Kwon Hah-nul (born 1988), South Korean football player
- Kim Ha-nul (figure skater) (born 2002), South Korean figure skater
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자 조회" [Look up hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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