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Yeon-hee
Hangul
연희
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationYeon-hui
McCune–ReischauerYŏnhŭi

Yeon-hee is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "yeon" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Maria Yi Yonhui, one of the Joseon Dynasty Roman Catholic Korean Martyrs
  • Cha Yun-hee (born 1986), South Korean football player
  • Lee Yeon-hee (born 1988), South Korean actress
  • Jong Yon-hui (born 1989), North Korean synchronised swimmer
  • Kim Yeon-hee (born 2000), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Rocket Punch

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 8 October 2015.