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hee

hee

16 9.9
A personal name used as a first or last name in East Asian countries like Korea
  • proper noun
translation icon : 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

Hong
vshee
331 4.3

A Chinese family name sometimes used as a given name

is used across East Asia and as both surname and personal name
Yee
vshee
27 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
joon
vshee
25 9.9

A Korean first name used for men and sometimes women

is used both as surname and given name across East Asian cultures
Cha
vshee
24 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
20 8.2

A common family or first name in China and Korea

is used across East Asian countries rather than only in one culture
Hai
vshee
18 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
Bae
vshee
15 8.6

A Korean family name

is used across East Asia both as a surname and as a given name
Yoo
vshee
12 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
Hui
vshee
8 9.1

A Chinese family name

is commonly used as either family name or given name across East Asia

Surface Forms

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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.