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Hangul
  
경희

Revised Romanization
  
Gyeong-hui

Hanja
  
敬姬, 警姬, and others

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kyŏnghŭi

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
  • KH Kim (Korean name Kim Kyung-hee; born 1966), South Korean professor in the United States
  • Lee Kyung-hee (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
  • Grace Lee (Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean 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

    • References

    Kyung-hee Wikipedia
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