Duri, also spelled Doori, is a Korean unisex given name.
Meaning
Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two
Sino-Korean roots each written with one
hanja
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, "Duri" is an indigenous Korean name.
It is a
Gyeongsang dialect
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word for "two", as well as a homophone of a differently-spelled standard Korean word (
둘이) meaning "two people" or "a couple". The name was attested as early as the 19th century, and is one of a number of indigenous names which became more popular in
South Korea
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in the late 20th century.
The name Duri could also be recorded in hanja which are picked solely for their sound and not for their meaning (for example, or ).
There are 12 hanja with the reading "du" and 26 hanja with the reading "ri" on the
South Korea
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n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
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Doo-Ri Chung (born 1973), Korean-American fashion designer
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Cha Du-ri (born 1980), South Korean football player
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Kim Du-ri, South Korean archer
Fictional
Fictional characters name include:
* Doori Koo, a protagonist of the South Korean animated series ''
The Haunted House
A haunted house is a building purported to be the site of paranormal activity.
Haunted house may also refer to:
Films and television
* The Haunted House (1913 film), ''The Haunted House'' (1913 film), an American silent short comedy-drama
* The ...
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See also
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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
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Korean unisex given names