Young, also spelled Yeong, or Yong, Yung, is an uncommon

Korean surname A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...

, a single-syllable

Korean given name A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...

, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name 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 ...

one could be moon for example. used to write it. There are 44 hanja with the reading "''young''" on the

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 ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Family name

As a Korean family name, Young can be written with three different hanja, indicating different lineages. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, a total of 259 people had these family names. * (길 영 ''gil yeong'', meaning "eternal"): 132 people and 40 households. Reported ''

bon-gwan Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

'' (clan hometowns) included

Gangnyeong Kangryŏng County is a county in the South Hwanghae province of North Korea. Geography Kangryŏng is bordered to the north by Pyŏksŏng, to the west by Ongjin, to the east by the Bay of Haeju and to the south by the Korea Bay. The county is si ...

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

, and

Pyeonghae Pyeonghae is a South Korean town. It is administered as part of Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province. Name Pyeonghae's name means "Peaceful Sea(s)". It appears in 19th-century sources as "Pingai", "Pingai Harbor", and "Ping-hai Harbor".. Geo ...

. Although the family name was found in numerous historical records, it was recorded under the census for the first time in the 1930 survey with one family living in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

. More families bearing the surname has been found since then in the contemporary census surveys. * (영화 영 ''yeonghwa yeong'', meaning "flourishing"): 86 people and 20 households. There was one reported ''bon-gwan'',

Yeongcheon Yeongcheon () is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Yeongcheon is located southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province. It is on the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan, and is also the junction of t ...

, and two people whose ''bon-gwan'' was not recorded. * (그림자 영 ''geurimja yeong'', meaning "shadow" or "reflection"): 41 people and 15 households. There was one reported ''bon-gwan'',

Seoncheon Sŏnch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, on the coast of the Yellow Sea in west-central North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. To the north it borders Ch'ŏnma, to the east Kusŏng and Kwaksan, and to the west Tongrim; to the south, it borde ...

, and one person whose ''bon-gwan'' was not recorded. Seoncheon is located in an area that became

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

n territory after the

division of Korea The division of Korea began with the defeat of Empire of Japan, Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allies of World War II, Allied leaders considered the question of Korea's future after Japan's surrender in the war. The leaders reached ...

; one person with this family name who had come from North Korea and was living in Seoul stated that there had previously been many more people with that family name living near Seoncheon.

Given name

Hanja and meaning

There are 34 hanja with this reading, and variant forms in three of those, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in personal names; they are: # (길 영 ''gil yeong''): "eternal" # (꽃부리 영 ''kkotburi yeong''): "flower petals" #*(뛰어날 영 ''ttwieonal yeong''): "heroic" # (맞을 영 ''majeul yeong''): "welcome" # (영화 영 ''yeonghwa yeong''): "flourishing" #* (variants) # (헤엄칠 영 ''heeomchil yeong''): "swim" # (읊을 영 ''eulpeul yeong''): "recite poetry" # (경영할 영 ''gyeong-yeonghal yeong''): "manage" # (그림자 영 ''geurimja yeong''): "shadow", "reflection" # (비칠 영 ''bichil yeong''): "shine" #*(희미할 앙 ''huimihal yeong''): "indistinct" #* (variant) # (물 맑을 영 ''mul malgeul yeong''): "clear water" # (빛날 영 ''bitnal yeong''): "shine" # (옥빛 영 ''okbit yeong''): "shining jade" # (밝을 영 ''balgeul yeong''): "lustrous" # (물 졸졸 흐를 영 ''mul joljol heureul yeong''): "bubbling" #* (variant) # (찰 영 ''chal yeong''): "full" # (기둥 영 ''gidung yeong''): "pillar" # (방울 소리 영 ''bang-ul sori yeong''): "bell sound" # (어린아이 영 ''orinai yeong''): "baby" # (이삭 영 ''isak yeong''): "grain" # (옥돌 영 ''okdol yeong''): "gemstone' # (읊을 영 ''eulpeul yeong''): "recite poetry" # (무덤 영 ''mudeom yeong''): "tomb" # (가파를 영 ''gapareul yeong''): "steep" # (강 이름 영 ''gang ireum yeong''):

Ying River The Ying River () is the largest tributary of the Huai River with its origin in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. From Zhoukou City in Henan the river flows through Fuyang City in Anhui Province then empties into the Huai River at Zheng ...

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

, China # (바다 영 ''bada yeong''): "sea" # (갓끈 영 ''gatkkeun yeong''): "chinstrap" # (진눈깨비 영 ''jinnunkkaebi yeong''): "sleet" # (찰 영 ''chal yeong''): "win" # (⿰忄營): "protect" # (영원 영 ''yeong-won yeong''): a species of

Asiatic salamander The Asiatic salamanders (family Hynobiidae) are primitive salamanders found all over Asia, and in European Russia. They are closely related to the giant salamanders (family Cryptobranchidae), with which they form the suborder Cryptobranchoidea. ...

# (달빛 영 ''dalbit yeong''): "moonlight" # (거침없이 흐를 영 ''geochimeopsi heureul yeong''): "flow smoothly" # (똑바로 볼 영 ''ttokbaro bol yeong''): "look ahead" # (나무 이름 영 ''namu ireum yeong''): a species of tree

People

Koreans with the single-syllable given name Young include: *

Choe Yeong Choi Young (Korean: 최영; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choe Yeong, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or CheorwonKBS World"Choe Yeong, the Victorious General of Goryeo Dynasty", Koreans in History, 2011-02-04. during the Goryeo period ...

(1316–1388), Goryeo dynasty male general *

Song Yeong Song Yeong (Hangul: 송영; March 15, 1940 – October 14, 2016) was a South Korean modern writer. Life Seong Young was born on March 15, 1940, in Yeongkwang Jeollanam-do, Korea. Song graduated with a degree in German Literature from Hankuk ...

(born 1950), South Korean male writer *

Chin Young Chin Young (; born 23 October 1950) is a South Korean politician in the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, and a former member of the National Assembly representing Yongsan, Seoul. He was formerly a member of the conservative Saenuri Party, and ...

(born 1950), South Korean male politician *

Kim Young Young Kim (Korean 김영) (born 2 February 1980) is a South Korean professional golfer. Kim was born in Chunchon, South Korea. She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour winning five times between 1999 and 2003. She won once on the Futures Tour i ...

(born 1980), South Korean female professional golfer *

Seo Young Seo Young (; born June 21, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the 2006 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) drama What's Up Fox. In 2010, she started her own clothing store called Shine S.

(born 1984), South Korean actress *

You Young You Young (Hangul: 유영; born May 27, 2004) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2020 Four Continents silver medalist, a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, a four-time Challenger series medalist, and a five-time South Korean n ...

(born 2004), South Korean female figure skater

As name element

Names containing this element were popular for newborn boys in South Korea from the 1940s through the late 1960s. Korean names which begin with this element include: *

Young-ae Young-ae, also spelled Yong-ae, is a Korean female given name. People with this name include: *Kim Young-ae (1951–2017), South Korean actress * Kim Young-ae (politician) ( 김영애, born 1964), South Korean politician from Ulsan * Kim Yong Ae ...

Young-chul Young-chul, also spelled as Yeong-cheol, or in North Korea as Yong-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 11 hanja wit ...

Young-gi Yeong-gi, also spelled Yeong-ki, Young-gi, Young-ki, Young-kee, or Yong-gi, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " yeong" and 68 hanja with ...

Young-geun Young-geun, also spelled Young-keun or Yung-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on ...

* Young-ha * Young-hee * Young-ho * Young-hoon * Young-hwan *

Young-ja Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it. Hanja and meaning There are ...

* Young-jae * Young-jin *

Young-joo Young-joo, also spelled Young-ju, Yong-joo, or Yong-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 56 hanja with the reading " joo" on th ...

* Young-jun * Young-mi * Young-min *

Young-nam Yeong-nam, also spelled Young-nam, Yong-nam, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja There are 34 hanja with the reading " yeong" and five hanja with the reading "na ...

* Yeong-ok * Young-shin * Young-sik *

Young-soo Young-soo, also spelled Young-su or Yeong-su, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Ko ...

* Young-sook * Young-tae * Young-wook Korean names which end with this element include: * Bo-young * Chae-young * Eun-young * Ga-young * Hwa-young *

Hye-young Hye-young, also spelled Hye-yeong or Hye-yong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading " hye" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the ...

In-young In-young is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 29 hanja with the reading " in" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list ...

Ji-young Ji-young, also spelled Jee-young, Ji-yeong, or Chi-young, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 44 hanja with the reading ...

* Jin-young * Jun-young * Mi-young *

Min-young Min-young is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 34 hanja with the reading " young" on the South Korean government's official list of h ...

* Mu-young * Na-young * Se-young * Shin-young * So-young * Soo-young *

Sun-young Sun-young, also spelled Seon-young or Seon-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. It was the ninth- most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, and held the same rank in 1980. Hanja The meaning of the name ...

* Tae-young

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