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바다 (Ba-Da) means “sea, ocean”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 바다 | — | bada | sea, ocean | 💧 水 Water |
Revised Romanisation: bada (ba-da). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ba-Da. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.