Hye-rin

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Hye-rin
Hangul
혜린
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationHyerin
McCune–ReischauerHyerin

Hye-rin, also spelled Hye-lin, is a Korean given name now used as a feminine name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 17 hanja with the reading "rin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] People with this name include:

  • Hyerin, Seon Buddhist master who built Gilsangsa, the predecessor of Songgwangsa
  • Kim Hye-rin (artist) (born 1962), South Korean manhwa artist
  • Han Hye-rin (born 1988), South Korean actress
  • Raina (singer) (born Oh Hye-rin, 1989), South Korean singer, member of girl group After School
  • Seo Hye-lin (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of girl group EXID
  • Kim Hae-lin (born 1995), South Korean figure skater

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.