Jaehee: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Jaehee – Origin: Korean (hanja-based) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: JAY-hee


Jaehee is a Korean (hanja-based) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Jaehee

Origin: Korean (hanja-based).

A common claim: Baby-name sites give Jaehee as meaning 'talented and bright', from hanja 才 + 熙. Actually: One of several plausible hanja readings for the romanization; not confirmed for a specific bearer.

How to Pronounce Jaehee

Phonetic: JAY-hee   IPA: /ˈdʒeɪhiː/

Popularity of Jaehee

Jaehee doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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