Dae-sung, also spelled Dae-seong, is a Korean masculine given name. Its 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 "dae" and 27 hanja with the reading "
sung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
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Lee Dae-Sung
Lee Dae-sung (born 30 May 1990) is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.
Early life
Lee is a graduate of Samil Commercial High School ...
(born 1958), South Korean-born American taekwondo practitioner
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Koo Dae-sung
Koo Dae-sung (; born August 2, 1969) is a Korean former professional baseball pitcher. A left-handed pitcher, Koo formerly played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League, as well as the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Orix BlueW ...
(born 1969), South Korean baseball player
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Kim Dae-sung (born 1972), South Korean football midfielder
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Kwak Dae-sung
Kwak Dae-Sung is a retired South Korean judoka who is a two-time Asian champion (1996 and 1997).
He won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and also won silver at the 1995 World Judo Championships ...
(born 1973), South Korean judo practitioner
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Moon Dae-sung (born 1976), South Korean taekwondo practitioner
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Kim Dae-sung (badminton) (born 1984), South Korean badminton player
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Ha Dae-sung (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
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Moon Dae-seong (born 1986), South Korean football forward
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Hwang Te-song (born 1989), Zainichi Korean football defender (J. League 2)
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Jin Dae-sung (born 1989), South Korean football midfielder
Other
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Kim Daeseong
Kim Daeseong (700–774) was a chief minister of Silla during the reign of Seongdeok of Silla, King Seongdeok in the Unified Silla period. He was the son of a previous chief minister, Kim Mullyang (김문량, 金文亮). He is credited wi ...
(700–774), Silla minister under King Seongdeok
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Kang Daesung (born 1989), member of South Korean boy band Big Bang
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
Masculine given names