許
허씨
허락할 허 · to permit
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "許" combines 言 (speech) + 午 (noon) — a promise made at noon → permission. Korean Huh descends from Heo Hwang-ok, an Indian princess from Ayuta who married King Suro of Gaya. Two of her ten sons took her surname — so Gimhae Huh and Gimhae Kim share the same bloodline. Heo Jun (1539-1615) authored 「Donguibogam」, the Korean medical classic.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
김해 허씨
양천 허씨
하양 허씨
태인 허씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선
허준
「동의보감」 저자 (1539~1615)
조선
허난설헌
여류 시인 — 동생이 허균
조선
허균
「홍길동전」 저자
근현대
허영만
만화가 — 「식객」
"許: a promise made at noon — words spoken in light hold even in darkness."
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