Ki-tae, also spelled Ki-tai, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 20 hanja with the reading "tae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Ki-tae | |
Hangul | 기태 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gi-tae |
McCune–Reischauer | Kitae |
People with this name include:
- Kim Ki-tae (rower) (born 1952), North Korean rower
- Bae Ki-tae (born 1965), South Korean speed skater
- Huh Ki-tae (born 1967), South Korean footballer
- Kim Ki-tai (born 1969), South Korean baseball player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.