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hee

hee

9 9.9
A personal name used as a first or last name in East Asian countries like Korea
  • proper noun
: Hee
  • You know Congresswoman Jo Seo Hee, right?
  • Chung Hee
  • Park Chung Hee
  • Keum-Hee

She was Hee Jung Kim and she was from Korea and she came from Seoul to go to Graduate School.

Examples

  • Kim Soon-Hee has made a terrible mistake and must correct it immediately.

    Academic text (2006)

  • You were having fun with Lee Yeon Hee a couple of weeks ago.

    Totsu (Redbird) (2020)

  • Today, China is having its own Park Chung-hee moment.

    Academic text (2018)

  • I saw Lee Chang Hee lurking around an old car.

    Ficciones (2021)

  • So this is Corey Hee from San Bruno, CA.

  • I was late to post my application, got on the train to Manchester, and started chatting with Wendy Hee.

    Academic text (2016)

  • She was Hee Jung Kim and she was from Korea and she came from Seoul to go to Graduate School.

    Stanford

  • In South Korea, the authoritarian military regime of President Park Chung Hee established a strong, effective, and ultimately successful developmental state.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The researchers for the project were Hyeong-Seok Kim of Silla University, and Hee-Jeong Son and Nak-Chang Sung of Dong-A University.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I enjoyed chatting with Hee who shares many of my interests.

Synonyms

joon
vshee
23 9.9

A Korean first name used for men and sometimes women

is used both as surname and given name across East Asian cultures
Hai
vshee
17 8.2

A Chinese family name sometimes used as a given name

is common both as a surname and as a personal name across East Asia
Yee
vshee
17 7.9

A family name written in English that comes from several Chinese surnames

is used in East Asia both as surname and as given name
Bae
vshee
12 8.6

A Korean family name

is used across East Asia both as a surname and as a given name
Yoo
vshee
11 7.9

A family name used by people from Korea and some other East Asian countries

is a personal name used as either surname or given name in East Asia
Hong
vshee
9 4.3

A Chinese family name sometimes used as a given name

is used across East Asia and as both surname and personal name
Hui
vshee
7 9.1

A Chinese family name

is commonly used as either family name or given name across East Asia
Cha
vshee
3 8.2

A Korean family name used by people from Korea

is a name used both as family and given name in East Asian cultures
Yun
vshee
1 8.2

A common family or first name in China and Korea

is used across East Asian countries rather than only in one culture

Surface Forms

hee main

Etymology

The word Hee is also a common East Asian name, often coming from Korean or Chinese characters that mean 'joy' or 'bright', so people use it as a personal name with those good meanings.