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Kyung-hee

Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Kyung-hee was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960.

People with this name include:

  • Kim Kyong-hui (born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il
  • Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
  • Choi Kyung-hee (born 1966), South Korean former basketball player
  • Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
  • Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean expatriate television host in the Philippines
  • Lim Kyung-hee (born 1982), South Korean long-distance runner
  • Jon Kyong-hui (born 1986), North Korean male long-distance runner
  • Kyeong-Hee Choi, South Korean-born American literature professor

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Kim Gyeong-hui, in 2002 South Korean film Lovers' Concerto