Bit-na explained

Hangul:	빛나
Rr:	Bitna^[1]
Mr:	Pinna
Koreanipa:	[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, 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

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. 사람 이름의 로마자 표기. Kim Se-jong [金世中]. The romanisation of personal names. 《새국어생활》. 6. 35. 2001. 2014-06-29.
2. Encyclopedia: 빛나다. Naver Korean Dictionary. 2014-06-27.