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 artistsLee Young-hee (designer) (born 1936), South Korean hanbok designerYounghi Pagh-Paan (born 1945), South Korean-born German composerChang Young-hee (1952–2009), South Korean writerLee Young-hee (physicist) (born 1955), South Korean physicistYang Yong-hi (born 1964), Zainichi Korean writerYoung-Hee Chan, South Korean-born Australian classical double-bassistEntertainersKo Yong-hui (1951–2004), North Korean dancer, mistress of Kim Jong-il and mother of Kim Jong-unNa Young-hee (born 1961), South Korean actressSeo Young-hee (born 1980), South Korean actressKim Young-hee (comedian) (born 1983), South Korean comedianSportspeopleKim Young-hee (basketball) (born 1963), South Korean basketball playerPak Yong-hui (born 1970), North Korean sport shooterMoon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player