Sung-mi, also spelled Seong-mi or Song-mi, 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 27 hanja with the reading "
sung" and 33 hanja with the reading "mi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are displayed in the table at right.
People with the name include:
*Hong Sung-mi (born 1986), stage name
Dana (South Korean singer)
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Michelle Wie
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(Korean name Wie Seong-mi, born 1989), American golfer of Korean descent
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Yun Song-mi
Yun Song-mi ( ko, 윤송미; born 28 January 1992) is a North Korean football defender who played for the North Korea women's national football team
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(born 1992), North Korean football defender
Fictional characters with the name include:
*Ji Seong-mi, character played by Im Seo-yeon in 2009 South Korean television series ''
Three Brothers''
*Ma Seong-mi, character played by Kim Min-hee in 2012 South Korean television series ''
I Do, I Do''
*Sungmi, character played by Naomi Ko in 2014 American satirical drama film ''
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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 feminine given names
Feminine given names