Ha-eun, also spelled Ha-un, is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...
n feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''
ha''" and 30 hanja with the reading "''
eun''"
대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
/ref> on the South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2011.
People with this name include:
*Kim Ha-eun
Kim Ha-eun (born Kim Hyun-jin; January 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series '' Conspiracy in the Court'', and ''The Slave Hunters''.
She is also the CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), ...
(born 1984), South Korean actress
* Yang Ha-eun (born 1994), South Korean table tennis player
Fictional characters:
*Jung Ha-eun, a character in South Korean film Soulmate (2023 film)
''Soulmate'' () is a 2023 South Korean film directed by Min Yong-geun starring Kim Da-mi, Jeon So-nee and Byeon Woo-seok. The film, adapted from the Chinese film with the same name, deals with the essence of human relationships through 14 years ...
See also
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names