Ha-neul

Ha-neul, also spelled Ha-nul, is a Korean given 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". 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.

People

People with this name include:

Entertainment

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

Sport

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

See also

• List of Korean given names

References