Il (Korean name)

Il is a Korean given name and name element. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Il
Hangul
일
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIl
McCune–ReischauerIl

Hanja

There are ten hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[1]

  1. 一 (한 일 han il): one
  2. 日 (날 일 nal il): sun, day
  3. 逸 (달아날 일 doranal il): escape
  4. 溢 (넘칠 일 neomchil il): overflow
  5. 鎰 (무게 이름 일 muge ireum il): unit of weight
  6. 馹 (역말 일 yeongmal il): post horse
  7. 佾 (줄 춤 일 jul chum il): row of dancers
  8. 佚 (편안할 일 pananhal il): comfortable, indulgent
  9. 壹 (한 일 han il): one (complex form)
  10. 劮 (기쁠 일 gibbeul il): happiness

People

People with the single-syllable given name Il include:

  • Yi Il (1538–1601), Joseon Dynasty general
  • Kim Il (politician) (1910–1984), Premier of North Korea from 1972 to 1976
  • Nam Il (1915–1976), North Korean general
  • Kim Il (1929–2006), Japanese name Kintarō Ōki, South Korean professional wrestler
  • Bak Il (born 1949), South Korean voice actor
  • Il Lee (born 1952), South Korean-born American visual artist
  • Kim Il (pentathlete) (born 1962), South Korean pentathlete
  • Won Il (born 1967), South Korean musician
  • Kim Il (wrestler) (born 1971), North Korean wrestler
  • Yoo Il (born Park Sang-il, 1990), South Korean actor

As a given name element

One name containing this element, Il-sung, was a popular name in Korea in the 1940s, according to South Korean government data.[2] Other names containing this element include:

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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