Hye-mi

Two syllables that ring like a small chime: hye-mee. Hye-mi is a Korean feminine given name pairing hye, often drawn from hanja for wisdom, grace, or kindness, with mi, which carries the sense of beauty. The combination reads as a gentle compliment stitched into a name. It was a popular choice for Korean girls born in the 1970s and 80s and still surfaces in contemporary fiction and drama, lending the name a dual register of classic and current. The phonetics open cleanly in English, the first syllable a soft hy- glide. Hye-mi arrives lyrical without being delicate, a name with graceful bearing.