Do-yeong, Do-young, or Do-yong, is a Korean unisex 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 44 hanja with the reading "
Do" and 34 hanja with the reading "
Yeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Chang Do-yong
Jang Do-young (also romanized as Chang Do-yong and variations thereof; ; 23 January 1923 – 3 August 2012) was a South Korean general, politician and professor who, as the Army Chief of Staff, played a decisive role in the May 16 coup and was t ...
(1923–2012), South Korean politician
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Park Do-yeong
Park Do-yeong (Hangul: 박도영, born 30 January 1993) is a South Korean speed skater. She represented her country at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland r ...
(born 1993), South Korean speed skater
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Seo Do-young
Seo Do-young is a South Korean actor.
Career
Seo Do-young was a promising model before he began his acting career, appearing in numerous runways for the Korea's leading fashion designers as well as several foreign designer shows such as Gucci ...
(born 1981), South Korean actor
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Song Do-yeong
Song Do-yeong (Hangul: 송도영; born December 22, 1951, in Changwon, South Korea) is a South Korean voice actress who joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1970.
Roles
Broadcast TV
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(born 1951), South Korean voice actress
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Doyoung (birth name Kim Dong-young, born 1996), South Korean singer, member of NCT
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Kang Full
Kang Full (or Kang Pool, ) is the pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974), a South Korean webtoon artist. Though he had no formal training in art or writing, Kang launched a website in 2002 to display his comics. Kang's webtoons quick ...
(birth name Kang Do-young, born 1974), South Korean webtoon artist
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 unisex given names