Seung-yong is a Korean unisex 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.
Hanja
There are 15 hanja with the reading "
seung
The ''sueng'' ( th, ซึง, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') is a plucked fretted lute from the northern (Lanna) region of Thailand. The instrument is made from hardwood ...
" and 24 hanja with the reading "
yong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Additionally, there is one character with the reading "ryong" which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (오를 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "rising dragon"
* (이길 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "victorious dragon"
* (오를 승, 날랠 용), meaning "rising bravery"
People
People with this name include:
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Nam Sung-yong
Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 – February 20, 2001) was a Korean Olympian who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
He was born in Junten (Suncheon), Jap ...
(1912–2001), Korean male marathon runner of the Japanese colonial period
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Seung-Yong Seong
Seung-Yong Seong (born c. 1965) is a South Korean immunologist and microbiologist known for his study of innate immune system response and his development of the damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) model of immune response initiation in ...
(born 1964/1965), South Korean immunologist and microbiologist
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Lee Seung-yong (born 1970), South Korean male fencer
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Choi Seung-yong (born 1980), South Korean female speed skater
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Kim Seung-yong (born 1985), South Korean male footballer
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Jung Seung-yong (born 1991), South Korean male footballer
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