Yong-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, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 24 hanja with the reading "
yong" and five hanja with the reading "
nam
Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for:
* Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam''
* The Vietnam War
Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball''
* ''NAM'' (video ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Additionally, there is one hanja with the reading "ryong" (, meaning "dragon") which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in
South Korea
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, where the historical initial ''
rieul'' (ㄹ) is not pronounced due to the ''
dueum beopchik
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'' rule of phonology in the
standard language
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.
Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (날랠 용 ''nallael yong'', 사내 남 ''sanae nam''): "brave man". These characters are also used to write various
Japanese given names, including
Isao and
Takeo.
* (용 룡/용 용 ''yong ryong/yong yong'', 사내 남 ''sanae nam''): "dragon man". These characters are also used to write the Japanese given name
Tatsuo.
People
People with this name include:
*
Sin Yong-nam (born 1978), North Korean footballer
*Kwon Yong-nam (born 1985), South Korean footballer
*
Ri Ryong-nam
Ri Ryong-nam ( ko, 리룡남, born August 8, 1960) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, serving as the DPRK's Ambassador to China since February 2021. With a background in economic affairs, Ri was a delegate to the 12th, ...
(
리룡남), North Korean politician, member of the
Cabinet of North Korea
The Cabinet of North Korea (''Naegak'') is, according to the Constitution of North Korea, the administrative and executive body and a general state-management organ in the Government of North Korea. The Cabinet's principal newspaper is ''Minju C ...
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 ...
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Kim Yong-nam
Kim or KIM may refer to:
Names
* Kim (given name)
* Kim (surname)
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties
**** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948
** Kim, Vietnamese f ...
(; born 1928), North Korean politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names