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Most Korean given names are written with hanja, but a growing number are 순우리말 이름 — made from native Korean words alone. They cannot be written in Chinese characters at all, and Koreans read their meaning directly.
| Hangul | Romanised | Hanja | Meaning | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 아라 | Ah-Ra | no hanja | sea (old Korean) | girl |
| 아름 | Ah-Reum | no hanja | beautiful | girl |
| 바다 | Ba-Da | no hanja | sea, ocean | unisex |
| 빛나 | Bit-Na | no hanja | to shine | girl |
| 보미 | Bo-Mi | no hanja | spring girl | girl |
| 보람 | Bo-Ram | no hanja | worthwhile, rewarding | girl |
| 봄 | Bom | no hanja | spring | girl |
| 별 | Byul | no hanja | star | girl |
| 찬빛 | Chan-Bit | no hanja | brilliant light | boy |
| 초롱 | Cho-Rong | no hanja | bright, twinkling | girl |
| 다온 | Da-On | no hanja | all good things come | unisex |
| 다솜 | Da-Som | no hanja | love (old Korean) | girl |
| 가온 | Ga-On | no hanja | center of the world | unisex |
| 하나 | Ha-Na | no hanja | one, the only | girl |
| 하늘 | Ha-Neul | no hanja | sky | unisex |
| 하람 | Ha-Ram | no hanja | gift from heaven | unisex |
| 한별 | Han-Byul | no hanja | one big star | unisex |
| 한결 | Han-Gyul | no hanja | steadfast, consistent | unisex |
| 한울 | Han-Ul | no hanja | great sky (heaven) | unisex |
| 마루 | Ma-Ru | no hanja | summit, ridge | boy |
| 미르 | Mi-Reu | no hanja | dragon (old Korean) | boy |
| 나라 | Na-Ra | no hanja | country, nation | girl |
| 나래 | Na-Rae | no hanja | wings | girl |
| 나리 | Na-Ri | no hanja | lily | girl |
| 누리 | Nu-Ri | no hanja | the whole world | unisex |
| 라온 | Ra-On | no hanja | joyful | unisex |
| 새론 | Sae-On | no hanja | new | unisex |
| 샛별 | Saet-Byul | no hanja | morning star (Venus) | girl |
| 슬기 | Seul-Ki | no hanja | wisdom | girl |
| 솔 | Sol | no hanja | pine tree | unisex |
| 우람 | Woo-Ram | no hanja | grand, mighty | boy |
| 이든 | Yi-Deun | no hanja | good, kind (old Korean) | boy |
| 이슬 | Yi-Seul | no hanja | morning dew | girl |
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