Nam-kyu, also spelled Nam-gyu, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends 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 given name. There are five hanja with the reading "nam" and 20 hanja with the reading "gyu" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
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Park Nam-gyu (born 1936), South Korean sport shooter
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Yoo Nam-kyu (born 1968), South Korean table tennis player
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Jeong Nam-gyu (1969–2009), South Korean serial killer
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Lim Nam-kyu (born 1989), South Korean luger
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