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
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
() ...
, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "
sky
The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the planetary surface, surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from ...
". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, ''goyueo ireum'') which have become more popular in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
in recent decades.
In some cases, parents also choose to register
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
() ...
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, there are about 30 different hanja available for (), but only one hanja is available for () – , a Korean-coined character only for representing a phonetic value.
People
People with this name include:
Entertainment
*
Kim Ha-neul
Kim Ha-neul (; born February 21, 1978) is a South Korean actress. After starting her career as a model, she rose to fame by starring in the films ''Ditto (2000 film), Ditto'' (2000), ''My Tutor Friend'' (2003), ''Too Beautiful to Lie'' (2004), ...
(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
*
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
*
List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
{{given name
Korean unisex given names