Il is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Il | |
Hangul | 일 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Il |
McCune–Reischauer | Il |
Hanja
editThere are ten hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[1]
- 一 (한 일 han il): one
- 日 (날 일 nal il): sun, day
- 逸 (달아날 일 doranal il): escape
- 溢 (넘칠 일 neomchil il): overflow
- 鎰 (무게 이름 일 muge ireum il): unit of weight
- 馹 (역말 일 yeongmal il): post horse
- 佾 (줄 춤 일 jul chum il): row of dancers
- 佚 (편안할 일 pananhal il): comfortable, indulgent
- 壹 (한 일 han il): one (complex form)
- 劮 (기쁠 일 gibbeul il): happiness
People
editPeople with the single-syllable given name Il include:
- Yi Il (1538–1601), Joseon Dynasty general
- Kim Il (politician) (1910–1984), Premier of North Korea from 1972 to 1976
- Nam Il (1915–1976), North Korean general
- Kim Il (1929–2006), Japanese name Kintarō Ōki, South Korean professional wrestler
- Bak Il (born 1949), South Korean voice actor
- Il Lee (born 1952), South Korean-born American visual artist
- Kim Il (pentathlete) (born 1962), South Korean pentathlete
- Won Il (born 1967), South Korean musician
- Kim Il (wrestler) (born 1971), North Korean wrestler
- Yoo Il (born Park Sang-il, 1990), South Korean actor
As a given name element
editOne name containing this element, Il-sung, was a popular name in Korea in the 1940s, according to South Korean government data.[2] Other names containing this element include:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.