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Myung-ok
Myung-ok, also spelled Myong-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and five hanja with the reading " ok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Marie Myung-Ok Lee (born 1964), American writer of Korean descent * Kim Myung-ok (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player *Yim Myung-ok (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player *An Myong-ok, North Korean politician * Sin Myong-ok, North Korean gymnast; see list of Asian Games medalists in gymnastics See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ... References {{reflist Korean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yim Myung-ok
Yim Myung-ok (Hangul: 임명옥, Hanja: 林明玉; born 15 March 1986) is a South Korean professional volleyball player. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2010 Asian Games. She was part of the South Korea national team at the 2010 World Championship. References 1986 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name The surname Myeong is derived from the Chinese surname Ming, written with the hanja , meaning "bright" or "brilliance". The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 26,746 people had this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 62.1% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Myung in their passports. The Revised Romanisation spelling Myeong was in second place at 18.9%, while another 16.2% used the spelling Myoung. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.8%) included Myeoung. People with this family name include: * Myoung Bok-hee (born 1979), South Korean team handball player *Myung Hyung-seo (born 2001), South Korean sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ok (Korean Name)
Ok, sometimes spelled Oak or Ock, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. It is usually written with a hanja meaning "jade". Family name The 2000 South Korean census found 22,964 people and 7,288 households with the family name Ok. The surviving ''bon-gwan'' (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) at that time included: *Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province: 19,368 people and 6,157 households *Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province: 1,085 people and 345 households *Kaesong, North Hwanghae Province: 708 people and 232 households *Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province: 537 people and 174 households *Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province: 441 people and 145 households *Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province: 467 people and 138 households *Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province: 197 people and 61 households *Other or unknown: 161 people and 36 households In a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive. Names by common first and second syllables G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ) M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ) S (ㅅ) Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ) J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ) T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ) Native Korean names ''Goyueo ireum'' are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean root ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and (, ) refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja never underwent any major reforms, they are mostly resemble to ''kyūjitai'' and traditional Chinese characters, although the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters. In Japan, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Marie Myung-Ok Lee is a Korean-American author, novelist and essayist. She is a cofounder of the Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW). This organisation was formed in 1991 to support New York City writers of color. Biography Lee and her family grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota, a small and remote mining town.Joyce Hackel, A mundane Thanksgiving can be the ideal holiday gift, https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-11-24/mundane-thanksgiving-can-be-ideal-holiday-gift Her father was a physician, and both of her parents fled North Korea to the South, eventually moving to Minnesota when her mother secured a United States visa. In 1986, Lee graduated with an Bachelor of Arts or AB degree from Brown University.Encyclopedia.com, Marie G. Lee, https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/lee-marie-g-1964 Novels Young adult novels Under the name Marie G. Lee, Lee has also written several young adult novels: '' Finding My Voice'' (1992), ''If It Hadn't Been for Yoon Jun'' (1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Myong-ok
An Myong-ok is a North Korean politician. He served as a delegate to all sessions of the Supreme People's Assembly, from the 8th in 1986 to the 11th in 2003. See also * Politics of North Korea * List of Koreans :''This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.'' In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to Westernize their name. Art ... References * Yonhap News Agency. "Who's who in North Korea," pp. 787–812 in Living people Members of the Supreme People's Assembly Year of birth missing (living people) {{NorthKorea-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Myong-ok
Sin Myong-ok (born 30 November 1965) is a North Korean gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References 1965 births Living people North Korean female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of North Korea Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games 20th-century North Korean women {{NorthKorea-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Asian Games Medalists In Gymnastics
This is the complete list of Asian Games medalists in gymnastics from 1974 to 2018. Men's artistic Team Individual all-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Women's artistic Team Individual all-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor Rhythmic Team Individual all-around Trampoline Men's individual Women's individual References Medalists from previous Asian Games – Men – Individual [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
