Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon

Korean family name This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea. The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family na ...

, as well as a single-syllable

Korean given name A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seo ...

and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.

As a family name

The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,784 people with the family name Kyung. It may be written with either of two different

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, ...

. Those with the name meaning "scenery" () may belong to one of two different ''

bon-gwan Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

'':

Haeju Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

South Hwanghae South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital ...

, in what is today

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, and Taein (泰仁). There is only one ''bon-gwan'' for the other Kyung surname, meaning "celebration" ():

Cheongju Cheongju () is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. History Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the one where Sangdang Sanseong is ...

Chungcheongbuk-do North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the ...

, in what is today

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. In a study by the

National Institute of the Korean Language The National Institute of Korean Language is a language regulator of the Korean language. It was created on January 23, 1991, by Presidential Decree No. 13163 (November 14, 1990). It is based in Seoul, South Korea. The institute was originall ...

based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 69.2% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Kyung in their passports, while another 19.2% spelled it as Kyoung. The Revised Romanisation spelling Gyeong came in third place at 7.6%. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 4.0%) included Kyeong. People with the surname Kyung include: * Gyeong Dae-seung (1154–1183), Goryeo Dynasty general * Kyong Won-ha (born 1928), North Korean nuclear scientist *

Kyung Soo-jin Kyung Soo-jin (born November 5, 1987) is a South Korean actress. Career After supporting roles in '' Man from the Equator'', '' That Winter, the Wind Blows'' and ''Shark'', she played her first leading role in '' TV Novel: Eunhui''. She then p ...

(born 1987), South Korean actress * Kyung Sung-hyun (born 1990), South Korean alpine skier *

Kyeong Jae-seok Kyeong Jae-seok (; born September 26, 2000) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2022 South Korean national bronze medalist, the 2017 South Korean national junior silver medalist, and the 2017 Asian Open Trophy junior bronze medalist ...

(born 2000), South Korean figure skater

In given names

Kyung is an element in many popular Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the

used. There are 54 hanja with this reading, and variant forms of six of those, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table above (one variant is not included due to encoding issues). The missing character is , a variant of . In the 1940s through 1970s, many popular names for newborn girls in South Korea contained this element, including: ;First syllable * Kyung-hee (9th place in 1950, 3rd place in 1960) * Kyung-ja (3rd place in 1940) * Kyung-ok (10th place in 1950) * Kyung-sook (7th place in 1950, 5th place in 1960) ;Second syllable *

Eun-kyung Eun-kyung, also spelled Eun-kyeong, or Eun-kyong, Eun-gyoung, Un-kyong, Un-gyong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" and ...

(8th place in 1970) * Mi-kyung (1st place in 1960, 7th place in 1970) Other names beginning with this element include: * Kyung-ah * Kyung-chul * Kyung-gu * Kyung-ho * Kyung-jae * Kyung-joon * Kyung-ju * Kyung-hee * Kyung-hwa * Kyung-hwan *

Kyung-lim Kyung-lim, also spelled Kyung-rim or Kyung-nim, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and nine hanja with the reading "lim" on the ...

* Kyung-min * Kyung-mo * Kyung-seok * Kyung-soo * Kyung-sun * Kyung-tae * Kyung-taek *

Kyung-wan Kyung-wan, also spelled Kyung-oan, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used for each syllable. Regulations of the Supreme Court of Korea permit the following hanja to be regist ...

* Kyung-won Other names ending with this element include: * Bo-kyung *

Hee-kyung Hee-kyung, also spelled Hui-gyeong, Hui-kyong, or Hi-kyung, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "Hee (Korean nam ...

* Hye-kyung * Hyun-kyung * Ja-kyung *

Jae-kyung Jae-kyung is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" on the South Korean government's official li ...

* Min-kyung * Seong-gyeong *

Soo-kyung Soo-kyung, also spelled Soo-kyeong or Su-kyung, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "Soo (Korean name), soo" and ...

Yi-kyung Yi-kyung, also spelled Lee-kyung, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Due to North–South differences in the Korean language, in North Korea some of these names start with an "r" (ㄹ) in both spoken and written form, which do ...

* Yoo-kyung People with the given name Kyung include: *

Kyung Lah Kyung I. Lah ( ko, 나경, ; born August 27, 1971) is a South Korean-American journalist and correspondent for CNN based in the U.S. Early life and education Lah was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Streamwood, Illinois, Lah gradua ...

(born 1971), Korean-American journalist *

Sol Kyong Sol Kyong (; or ; born June 8, 1990) is a North Korean judoka. She represents the sports team of the Pyongyang University of Mechanical Engineering. References External links

* * * 1990 births Living people North Korean female j ...

(born 1990), North Korean judo practitioner *

Park Kyung Park Kyung (Korean: 박경; born July 8, 1992), also known as just Kyung, is a South Korean rapper and record producer. He is a member of the group Block B. Career Pre-debut Park Kyung started his rapping career by promoting underground al ...

(born 1992), South Korean rapper and record producer *

Hong Kyung Hong Kyung (born February 14, 1996) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the film ''Innocence'' (2020), which won him a Baeksang Arts Award. Career After graduating from Hanyang University, Hong made his acting debut with ...

(born 1996), South Korean actor

References

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As a family name

In given names

See also

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