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하늘 (Ha-Neul) means “sky”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 하늘 | — | haneul | sky | 💧 水 Water |
하늘 simply means 'sky'. It is one of the best-known pure-Korean names — no hanja at all — and became fashionable in the 1990s when parents began choosing native words over Sino-Korean characters. Used for both girls and boys.
Revised Romanisation: haneul (ha-neul). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ha-Neul. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.
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