Young-hee, also spelled Young-hi, Yong-hui or Yong-hi, is a Korean given name. Young-hee was the third-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to ninth place by 1960.
People with this name include:
Academics and artists Lee Young-hee (designer) (1936–2018), South Korean hanbok designer Younghi Pagh-Paan (born 1945), South Korean-born German composer Chang Young-hee (1952–2009), South Korean writer Lee Young-hee (physicist) (born 1955), South Korean physicist Yang Yong-hi (born 1964), Japanese-born Korean writer Young-Hee Chan, South Korean-born Australian classical double-bassist
Entertainers Ko Yong-hui (1951–2004), North Korean dancer, mistress of Kim Jong-il and mother of Kim Jong-un Na Young-hee (born 1961), South Korean actress Seo Young-hee (born 1980), South Korean actress Kim Young-hee (comedian) (born 1983), South Korean comedian
Sportspeople Kim Yeong-hui (speed skater) (born 1955), South Korean speed skater Kim Yeong-hui (rower) (born 1962), South Korean rower Kim Young-hee (basketball) (born 1963), South Korean basketball player Pak Yong-hui (born 1970), North Korean sport shooter Han Yeong-hui (born 1973), South Korean swimmer Moon Young-hui (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player Son Young-hee (born 1993), South Korean weightlifter
Fictional characters
Young-hee, the animatronic doll featured in Squid Game. One of the dummy names for the questions in Arirang TV quiz show, Superkids
See also List of Korean given names Kim Yong-hee (disambiguation), for people with Yong (용) rather than Yeong (영) in the first syllable of their given name
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