Bit-na
Bit-na | |
Hangul | 빛나 |
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Revised Romanization | Bitna[1] |
McCune–Reischauer | Pinna |
IPA | [pinna] |
Bit-na (pronounced and sometimes romanised Bin-na) is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean given names, it is not composed of Sino-Korean morphemes which can be written with hanja, but is an indigenous Korean word: the root form of the Korean verb binnada (빛나다), meaning "to shine".[2]
People with this name include:
- Binna Choi (born 1977), South Korean curator
- Wang Bit-na (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Park Bit-na (born 1985), South Korean figure skater
- Lee Bit-na (born 1995), South Korean actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Geum Bit-na, character in 2013 South Korean television series Queen of the Office
- Oh Bit-na, character in 2013 South Korean television series Shining Romance
- Yoo Bit-na, character in 2017 South Korean television series School 2017
- Oh Bit-na, character in 2021 South Korean Netflix series Nevertheless
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kim Se-jong [金世中] (2001). "사람 이름의 로마자 표기" [The romanisation of personal names]. 《새국어생활》. 6 (35). Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "빛나다". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2014-06-27.