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
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 34 hanja with the reading "
yeong" and 68 hanja with the reading "gi" on the
South Korean government
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's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
According to
South Korean government
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data, it was the fourth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940.
People with this name include:
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Choi Yeong-gi (1925β2004), South Korean track and field athlete
* (born 1929), North Korean spy, one of South Korea's
unconverted long-term prisoners
"Unconverted long-term prisoners" is the North Korean term for northern loyalists imprisoned in South Korea who never renounced ''Juche''. The North Korean government considers them to be "pro-reunification patriotic fighters", while South Korean ...
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Kim Yeong-gi (basketball) (born 1936), South Korean basketball player
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Young-Kee Kim (born 1962), South Korean-born American physicist
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Verbal (rapper)
Verbal (born August 21, 1975) is a Japanese rapper, music video director and record producer who debuted in 1998 as a member of the hip hop group M-Flo. He is a third generation Zainichi Korean and a notable representative of Zainichi Korean m ...
(born Ryu Young-gi, 1975), Zainichi Korean rapper, member of hip-hop duo m-flo
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Min Young-ki (born 1976), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge)
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Kim Yeong-gi (born 1985), Zainichi Korean footballer (J.League)
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Son Young-ki
Son Young-ki ( ko, μμκΈ°, born 30 May 1985) is a South Korean foil fencer. He won several gold medals at the Asian Fencing Championships. During the 2019 World Fencing Championships
The 2019 World Fencing Championships was held from 15 to ...
(born 1985), South Korean foil fencer
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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Oh Young-ki
Oh Young-Ki (born November 11, 1965) is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seo ...
(; born 1965), South Korean former handball player
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Young Gi Han (; born 1984), South Korean artist
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names