What is "young-hee"

Young-hee, also spelled Young-hi, Yong-hui or Yong-hi, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " young" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Young-hee was the third-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to ninth place by 1960.

People with this name include:

Academics and artists

• Lee Young-hee (designer) (born 1936), South Korean hanbok designer
• Younghi Pagh-Paan (born 1945), South Korean-born German composer
• Chang Young-hee (1952–2009), South Korean writer
• Lee Young-hee (physicist) (born 1955), South Korean physicist
• Yang Yong-hi (born 1964), Zainichi Korean writer
• Young-Hee Chan, South Korean-born Australian classical double-bassist

Entertainers

• Ko Yong-hui (1951–2004), North Korean dancer, mistress of Kim Jong-il and mother of Kim Jong-un
• Na Young-hee (born 1961), South Korean actress
• Seo Young-hee (born 1980), South Korean actress
• Kim Young-hee (comedian) (born 1983), South Korean comedian

Sportspeople

• Kim Young-hee (basketball) (born 1963), South Korean basketball player
• Pak Yong-hui (born 1970), North Korean sport shooter
• Moon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player