Seong-hoon, also spelled Sung-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980.
Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "
sung" and 12 hanja with the reading "
hoon
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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One common pair of hanja used to write this name () can also be read as a
Japanese name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
Yoshihiro.
People with this name include:
Entertainers
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Sung Hoon (actor)
Bang Sung-hoon (; born February 14, 1983), born Bang In-gyu and known professionally as Sung Hoon, is a South Korean actor and model.
Early life
Sung Hoon's birth name is Bang In-gyu but he legally changed his name to Bang Sung-hoon because sinc ...
(born Bang Sung-hoon, 1983), South Korean actor
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Kang Sung-hoon (singer)
Kang Sung-hoon (, born February 22, 1980) is a South Korean singer, best known as a former member of the 90s South Korean boy group Sechs Kies. While in Sechskies, Sunghoon was the main vocalist. After SechsKies had disbanded in 2000, Sung-hoon ...
(born 1980), South Korean singer
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Kim Seong-hun (filmmaker)
Kim Seong-hun (born February 20, 1971) is a South Korean film and television director. He directed ''How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men'' (2006), ''A Hard Day'' (2014), and '' Kingdom'' (2019–20).
Career
Kim Seong-hun began his filmmaking c ...
(born 1971), South Korean director
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Kim Sung-hoon (director)
Kim Sung-hoon (born 1974) is a South Korean film director debuted with the musical drama film ''My Little Hero'' (2013). His second feature was the fast-paced action film ''Confidential Assignment'' (2017) which starred Hyun Bin. A box office hi ...
(born 1974), South Korean director
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Sung-hoon Kim (born 1978), South Korean pianist
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Ha Jung-woo
Kim Sung-hoon (; born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other acto ...
(born Kim Sung-hoon, 1979), South Korean actor
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Park Sung-hoon (born 1985), South Korean actor
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Sunghoon (singer, born 2002)
Park Sung-hoon (; born December 8, 2002), known mononymously as Sunghoon, is a South Korean singer and former figure skater. He competed as a figure skater from 2010 to early 2020; while simultaneously being a K-pop trainee since 2018. He retir ...
(born Park Sung-hoon, 2002), South Korean singer, member of boy band Enhypen
Sportspeople
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An Sung-hun (born 1982), South Korean football player
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Cheon Seong-hoon (born 2000), South Korean football player
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Cho Sung-hoon (skier) (born 1964), South Korean football player
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Cho Sung-hoon (footballer) (born 1998), South Korean football player
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Choi Sung-hoon (born 1989), South Korean baseball player
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Yoshihiro Akiyama
, also known as and by his nickname Sexyama, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka who won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyw ...
(born Choo Sung-hoon, 1975), Japanese mixed martial artist
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Jeong Seong-hoon (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
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Jeong Shung-hoon
Jeong Shung-hoon (; born 4 July 1979) is a South Korean footballer who most recently played for Bucheon FC as striker. He has also represented South Korea national football team.
Career
He started his career at Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in 2 ...
(born 1979), South Korean football player
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Jung Sung-hoon (born 1968), South Korean football player
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Kang Sung-hoon (golfer)
Kang Sung-hoon (; born 4 June 1987), also known as Sung Kang, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson, his first win on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
In April 2006 Kang won the SBS Lott ...
(born 1987), South Korean golfer
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Lee Sung-hun, South Korean judo athlete
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Yoon Sung-hoon (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player
Other
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Kim Sung-hoon (biologist) (born 1958), South Korean biologist
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names