Dong-hae

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Dong-hae has multiple meanings depending on the characters used to write it in Hangul (the Korean alphabet). One meaning is "east sea" or "sea of the east", while another interpretation is "moving/dynamic ocean".
Scripts(How to write)
In Hangul, the name Dong-hae is written as 동해.
동해(Korean Hangul)
Pronunciation
DONG-HAY
The name Dong-hae is pronounced like "dohng-hay" in English.
Popularity
Dong-hae is a relatively uncommon name outside of Korea, but it has gained some recognition through the South Korean pop star Lee Dong-Hae of the boy band Super Junior.

cartoon of the name Dong-hae
Cartoon of Dong-hae

Dong-hae Name meanings & History

The name Dong-hae is of Korean origin. The name Dong-hae has multiple meanings depending on the characters used to write it in Hangul (the Korean alphabet). One meaning is "east sea" or "sea of the east", while another interpretation is "moving/dynamic ocean". From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) "east, eastern" and 海 (hae) "sea, ocean". Dong-hae is primarily used as a given name for boys in Korea, but it can also be used as a unisex name.

Zodiac Sign of Dong-hae: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Dong-hae:

D: Daddy,Demanding,Domestic,Determined,Doting,Dutiful

O: Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsessive,Organized,Obsolete

N: Nagging,Nervous,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nice,Nutrition,Neat

G: Goof-off,Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter

H: Hobnobbing,Hyper,Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hope

A: Ambitious,Angry,Action,Aggressive,Argumentative,Assertive

E: Environment,Expressive,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten

Dong-hae is:

  • a Nerdy name
  • a Simple name
  • a Upper Class name

Famous People

The most well-known person with the name Dong-hae is Lee Dong-Hae, a popular South Korean pop star and member of the boy band Super Junior.

Related Names to Dong-hae

Other names that are similar to Dong-hae or have a similar meaning include Hae, Haewon, Soo-hyun, Tae-il, and Ho-jin.

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