Myung-hee, also spelled Myong-hui, Myeong-hui, or Myeong-hee, is a Korean unisex 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.
Hanja
There are 19 hanja with the reading "
myung" and 24 hanja with the reading "
hee Hee or HEE may refer to:
Organizations
* Health Education England
Places
* Hee, Denmark, a village located in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
* Hee, Netherlands, a small village in the island of Terschelling, Netherlands
* ''HEE'', the IATA c ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Examples include:
* ( ''moksum myeong'' "life"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining")
* ( ''balgeul myeong'' "bright"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining")
* (feminine; ''balgeul myeong'' "bright", ''yeoja hui'' "woman")
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
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Sim Myeong-hui
Sim Myeong-hui (born 12 October 1925) is a South Korean former sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee initially chose Sim to represent the country in the trap event at ...
(born 1925), South Korean male sport shooter
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Han Myeong-hui
Han Myeong-hui (born 20 November 1945) is a South Korean sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sp ...
(born 1945), South Korean female sprinter
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Mo Myeong-hui
Mo Myeong-hui (born 4 March 1963) is a South Korean sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Mo was chosen for the South Korean national team as a first-year student at Inil Girls' High School, and later a ...
(born 1963), South Korean female sprinter
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Lee Myeong-hui
Lee Myeong-hui (born 20 February 1963) is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles ...
(born 1963), South Korean female volleyball player
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Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee ( Hangul: 정명희; born 27 January 1964) is a former female badminton player from South Korea.
Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion (four-time in women's doubles and five-time in mixed doubles), and won the gol ...
(born 1964), South Korean female badminton player
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Jeong Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female basketball player
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Choi Myong-hui
Choi Myong-hui (born 13 June 1966) is a North Korean gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), o ...
(born 1966), North Korean female gymnast
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Jang Myeong-hui
Jang Myeong-hui (born 28 February 1969) is a South Korean rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...
(born 1969), South Korean female rower
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Lee Meong-hee
Lee Meong-Hee ( ko, 이 명희; born 4 July 1978) is a South Korean female volleyball player.
She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team which competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 8th.
She ...
(born 1978), South Korean female volleyball player
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Jon Myong-hui
Jon Myong-hui (born 7 August 1986) is a female North Korean football goalkeeper.
She was part of the North Korea women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Oly ...
(born 1986), North Korean female football goalkeeper
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Hong Myong-hui (footballer) (born 1991), North Korean female football goalkeeper
Others
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Gim Myeong-hui (1788–?), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher
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Hong Myong-hui (1888–1968), North Korean male novelist
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Lee Myung-hee (born 1943), South Korean businesswoman, chair of the Shinsegae Group
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Yu Myeong-Hee (born 1954), South Korean female microbiologist
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Yoo Myung-hee (born 1967), South Korean female politician
*Ri Myong-hui, North Korean female singer, member of
Moranbong Band
See also
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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 unisex given names