Seong-nam, also spelled Sung-nam or Song-nam, is a Korean masculine 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, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "

seong Seong, also spelled Song or Sung, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name The fa ...

" and five hanja with the reading " nam" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja, which may be registered for use in given names. One pair of

used to write the name (成男) also corresponds to several

Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

s, including Shigeo and Naruo. People with this name include: *

Hong Song-nam Hong Song-nam (2 October 1929 – 31 March 2009) was a North Korean politician who was the Premier of North Korea from 1998 to 2003. He succeeded Kang Song-san. Born in Kangwon Province, he graduated from the Kim Il-sung University and studied ...

(1929–2009), North Korean politician *

Kim Sung-nam Kim Sung-nam (, born on July 19, 1954) is a former South Korea football player. He was a former Yukong Elephants and Daewoo Royals. He also has famous brother footballers. His elder brothers are Kim Jung-Nam and Kim Kang-Nam Kim Kang- ...

(born 1954), South Korean footballer * Lee Seong-nam (born 1977 as Denis Laktionov), naturalised South Korean footballer originally from Russia * O Song-nam (born 1982), North Korean freestyle wrestler *

Ahn Sung-nam Ahn Sung-Nam (, born April 17, 1984) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gyeongnam FC. Club career Ulsan Mipo Dockyard After he graduated from Chung-Ang University, he joined Korea National League's side Ulsan Hyund ...

(born 1984), South Korean footballer * Kim Song-nam, North Korean table tennis player

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{{given name Korean masculine given names Masculine given names

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