Yeongyang Nam clan () is one of the
Korean clans. Their
Bon-gwan is in
Yeongyang County,
North Gyeongsang Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Yeongyang Nam clan was 69155. Their founder was who was naturalized in
Silla. Before he was naturalized, he was dispatched to Japan as an envoy. However, on his way back to Korea, he had a shipwreck because of the typhoon. He was granted his new surname Nam by the king of China because he was from
Runan,
China
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See also
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Korean clan names of foreign origin
References
External links
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Korean clans of Chinese origin