Byung-ho, also spelled Byong-ho or Pyong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
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, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "
byung
Byung is a Latin-alphabet spelling of a common syllable in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 17 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given nam ...
" and 49 hanja with the reading "
ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
According to
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government data, Byung-ho was the third-most popular name for baby boys in 1940.
People with this name include:
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Im Pyong-ho (born 1916), formerly one of South Korea's
unconverted long-term prisoners
"Unconverted long-term prisoners" is the North Korean term for northern loyalists imprisoned in South Korea who never renounced ''Juche''. The North Korean government considers them to be "pro-reunification patriotic fighters", while South Korean ...
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Jon Pyong-ho
Jon Pyong-ho (, 20 March 1926 – 7 July 2014) was a North Korean officer and politician who served as the Chief Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) Committee of the North Korean Cabinet, and director of the DPRK Cabinet Political Burea ...
(born 1926), North Korean politician, Chief Secretary of the Cabinet's Korean Workers Party Committee
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Son Byong-ho
Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, ''R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother
''Insu, the Qu ...
(born 1962), South Korean actor
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Shin Byung-ho
Sin Byung-Ho (born April 26, 1977) is a South Korean former football player who played for Jeju United, Gyeongnam FC, Chunnam Dragons, Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently pl ...
(born 1977), South Korean football player
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Park Byung-ho
Byung-ho Park (; ; born July 10, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the KT Wiz of the KBO League. He previously played for the LG Twins and Kiwoom Heroes, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Ba ...
(born 1986), South Korean baseball player
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Yoon Byung-hoon (stage name: Ji Yoon-ho) (born 1991), South Korean actor
See also
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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
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Korean masculine given names