Ha-neul

Ha-neul
Hangul	하늘
Hanja	(none or various)
Revised Romanization	Haneul
McCune–Reischauer	Hanŭl

Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean unisex name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Ha-neul is an indigenous Korean name: a single two-syllable word meaning "sky". As a name, it may loosely be interpreted as an exhortation to "spread your dreams high like the sky".[1] It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름, goyueo ireum) which have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]

In some cases, parents also choose to register hanja to an indigenous name like this. On the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names,[4] there are about 30 different hanja available for 하 (ha), but only one hanja is available for 늘 (neul) – 乻, a Korean-coined character only for representing a phonetic value.[5]

People

People with this name include:

Entertainment

Kim Ha-neul (born 1978), South Korean actress
Rottyful Sky, née Kim Ha-neul (1988–2013), South Korean female singer and composer
Kang Ha-neul (born 1990), South Korean actor

Sport

Kim Ha-neul (golfer) (born 1988), South Korean female golfer
Kwon Hah-nul (born 1988), South Korean female football player
Kim Ha-nul (figure skater) (born 2002), South Korean female figure skater

Fictional characters

Seo Ha-neul, female protagonist of 2006 South Korean television series One Fine Day
Jo Ha-neul, male character of 2016 South Korean television series Entertainer

References

"Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
"하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
"인명용 한자 조회" [Look up hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
"乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

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[1] "Every name has a meaning". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2014-04-15.

[2] Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기" [Making a name]. The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.

[3] "하늘". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.

[4] "인명용 한자 조회" [Look up hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2023-08-12.

[5] "乻". Naver Hanja Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-04-15.