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Dong Hyun

Dong Hyun is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Dong Hyun · Donghyun · Dong-Hyun

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Korea
Also spelled
Donghyun, Dong-Hyun
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Dong Hyun

If you do not know Dong Hyun’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dong Hyun,” in English, “Guten Tag Dong Hyun,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dong Hyun,

German

Guten Tag Dong Hyun,

French

Bonjour Dong Hyun,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dong Hyun:

Chinese

DongHyun您好：

Japanese

Dong様

English

Hi Hyun,

German

Hi Hyun,

French

Salut Hyun,

Spanish

Hola Hyun,

Chinese

Hyun你好：

Japanese

Hyunさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Dong Hyun by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Korearareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Dong Hyun a male or female name?

Dong Hyun is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Dong Hyun in an email?

If you do not know Dong Hyun’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dong Hyun,” in English, “Guten Tag Dong Hyun,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Dong Hyun a unisex name?

Dong Hyun is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dong Hyun a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dong-hyun. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_donghyun,
  title  = {Is Dong Hyun a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dong-hyun},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}