Hyun-kyung, also spelled Hyun-kyoung or Hyon-gyong, is a Korean feminine 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 35 hanja with the reading "
hyun" and 54 hanja with the reading "
kyung
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
As a family name
The 2000 South Korean Census found 15 ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
Entertainers
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Oh Hyun-kyung
Oh Hyun-kyung (born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the sta ...
(born 1970), South Korean actress
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Ryu Hyun-kyung (born 1983), South Korean actress
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Uhm Hyun-kyung
Uhm Hyun-kyung (born November 4, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She first appeared in ''Rainbow Romance'' in 2005. In her recent years, Hyun-kyung became notable for playing the evil and two-faced villain Min Soo-a in ''Hide and Seek''. Rec ...
(born 1986), South Korean actress
Sportspeople
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Yoon Hyun-kyung (born 1986), South Korean team handball player
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Kang Hyun-kyung (born 1995), South Korean track cyclist
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Kim Hyon-gyong (born 1995), North Korean wrestler
Other
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Bae Hyeon-gyeong
BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe, and ranked the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues. ...
(), general of the state of
Taebong
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Chung Hyun Kyung
Chung Hyun Kyung (born May 15, 1956) is a South Korean Christianity, Christian theologian. She is a lay theologian of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, and is also an Associate Professor of ecumenism, Ecumenical Theology at Union Theological Semi ...
(born 1950s), South Korean Christian theologian
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So Hyun-kyung
So Hyun-kyung (born 1965) is a South Korean television screenwriter. She is best known for writing the TV dramas ''Brilliant Legacy'' (2009), ''Prosecutor Princess'' (2010), ''49 Days'' (2011), ''My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), and '' Two Weeks'' ...
(born 1965), South Korean screenwriter
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Mary H.K. Choi
Mary H.K. Choi is a Korean American author, editor, television and print journalist. She is the author of the young adult novels '' Emergency Contact'' (2018) and '' Permanent Record'' (2019). She is the culture correspondent on '' Vice News Toni ...
(born Choi Hyun-kyung, 1979), South Korean-born American writer
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Hyon Gyon
Si On formerly known as Hyon Gyon (born Hyun Kyoung Park, June 16, 1979), is a painter who received her doctorate from the Kyoto City University of Arts. She is best known for her use of traditional Korean shamanistic imagery in her large-scale ...
(born Park Hyun-kyoung, 1979), South Korean 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
Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names
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