Il (Korean name)

Il is a Korean given name and name element.

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. Other names containing this element include:

• Dong-il
• Hae-il
• Jong-il
• Jung-il
• Nam-il
• Sung-il
• Tae-il
• Won-il
• Ji-il

See also

• List of Korean given names

References