LOONA
The Meaning of K-pop Artists’ Names: A Fact FileThis chapter was requested by baekedgoods.
NOTE: Members from countries other than Korea have had their names translated in their native languages.
ViVi (Wong Kahei): 黃珈熙
Ka > 珈: An ornament attached to a woman’s hairpin
Hei > 熙: Bright
Overall meaning: A bright ornament
Yves (Ha Soo-young): 河秀映
Soo > 秀 (빼어날 수): Excellent
Young > 映 (비칠 영): To shine/To reflect
Overall meaning: To shine/reflect with excellence
Jinsoul (Jung Jin-sol): 鄭眞率
Jin > 眞 (참 진): Truly
Sol > 率 (거느릴 솔): To lead
Overall meaning: A true leader
Haseul (Jo Ha-seul): Native Korean name, no Hanja characters.
Haseul said that her name is a combination of the Korean words “ha-neul” (sky) and “seul-gi” (wisdom). Together, they mean “The wise child who came down from the sky.”
Kim Lip (Kim Jung-eun): 金定恩
Jung > 定 (정할 정/이마 정): To determine/Forehead
Eun > 恩 (은혜 은): Mercy, grace
Overall meaning: To determine with mercy/To determine gracefully
Chuu (Kim Ji-woo): 金智雨
Ji > 智 (슬기 지/지혜 지): Wisdom
Woo > 雨 (비 우): Rain
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