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Seong (Korean Given Name)
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. Hanja , regulations of the Supreme Court of Korea permit the following 24 hanja with the reading Seong, plus six variant forms, to be registered for use in given names. Ten characters from the table of basic hanja for educational use: # (): "family name" # (): "character", "personality" # (): "accomplish" #* ''(variant)''This variant uses in place of the hook stroke used in the standard form.This is officially listed as a separate character in Schedule 1 of the regulations, rather than a variant form in Schedule 2 of the regulations. # (): "castle" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "sincere" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "abundant" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "to observe" # (): "sage" # (): "voice" # (): "star" Fourteen characters from the table of additional hanja for ...
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Korean Family Name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea. From 2015 South Korean statistics , at least 191 distinct surnames in Hangul and 514 distinct surnames in Hanja were in use. Notes: (1) The total population was 49,705,663. (2) This data only lists surnames used by five or more people. Surnames used by fewer than five people are categorized as "Other" (). From 2000 South Korean statistics These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist. Other surnames ...
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Sung-min (name)
Sung-min, also spelled Seong-min, is a Korean unisex given name (predominantly masculine). Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 27 hanja with the reading " min" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Sung-min was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, rising to second place in 1980, where it remained in 1990. People with this name include: ;Entertainers * Lee Sung-min (actor) (born 1968), South Korean actor *Hong Seong-min (born 1976), stage name Hong Kyung-min, South Korean singer and actor *Lee Sung-min (1985), stage name Clara Lee, actress and model active in South Korea * Lee Sung-min (singer) (born 1986), South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior * Choi Sung-min (actor) (born 1995), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Speed ;Footballers * Kim Sung-min (footballer born ...
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Sung-yong
Sung-yong, also spelled Seng-yong in the Yale transcription system or Seong-yong in Revised Romanization, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 24 hanja with the reading " yong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Additionally, there is one character with the reading "ryong" which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in South Korea. Some ways of writing this name in hanja include: * (이룰 성 ''yirul seong'', 날랠 용 ''nallael yong''): "becoming brave" * (이룰 성 ''yirul seong'', 용 룡/용 용 ''yong ryong/yong yong''): "becoming the dragon"; also spelled Seong-ryong or Sung-ryong. This is the second half of the four-character idiom ''mangjaseongryong'' ( 望子成龍), meaning "hope for one's son to become a dragon". * (정성 성 ''jeongseong seong'', 떳떳할 용 ...
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Sung-woo
Sung-woo, also spelled Seong-woo or Seong-wu, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 41 hanja with the reading " woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Lee Seong-u, South Korean politician; see List of members of the South Korean Constituent Assembly, 1948–50 * Park Seong-u, South Korean politician; see List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1950–54 * Choi Seong-woo (born 1954), South Korean voice actress * Shin Sung-woo (born 1967), South Korean rock singer and actor * Park Sung-woo (badminton) (born 1971), South Korean badminton player * Bae Seong-woo (born 1972), South Korean actor * Park Sung-woo (artist) (born 1972), South Korean manhwa artist * Youn Sung-woo (born 1989), South Korean footballer * Jeon Sung-woo (born 1987), South Ko ...
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Sung-sook
Sung-sook, also spelled Song-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Jung Sung-sook (born 1972), South Korean judo practitioner * O Song-suk (born 1977), North Korean long-distance runner See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu List * Ga-young () * Ga-eun () * Ga-eul () * Ga-in () * Kang-min () *Gun () * Kun-woo () * Kyung-gu () * Kyung-lim () * Kyung-mo () * Kyung-m ... References {{given name Korean feminine given names Feminine given names ...
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Sung-nam (name)
Seong-nam, also spelled Sung-nam or Song-nam, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "Seong (Korean given name), seong" and five hanja with the reading "Nam (Korean surname), nam" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja, which may be registered for use in given names. One pair of hanja used to write the name (成男) also corresponds to several Japanese given names, including Shigeo and Naruo. People with this name include: *Hong Song-nam (1929–2009), North Korean politician *Kim Sung-nam (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 (born 1984), South Korean footballer *Kim Song-nam, North Korean table tennis player See also *List of Korean given names References

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Sung-mi
Sung-mi, also spelled Seong-mi or Song-mi, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 33 hanja with the reading "mi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are displayed in the table at right. People with the name include: *Hong Sung-mi (born 1986), stage name Dana (South Korean singer) *Michelle Wie (Korean name Wie Seong-mi, born 1989), American golfer of Korean descent *Yun Song-mi (born 1992), North Korean football defender Fictional characters with the name include: *Ji Seong-mi, character played by Im Seo-yeon in 2009 South Korean television series '' Three Brothers'' *Ma Seong-mi, character played by Kim Min-hee in 2012 South Korean television series '' I Do, I Do'' *Sungmi, character played by Naomi Ko in 2014 American satirical drama film ''Dear White People'' See also *List of Korean gi ...
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Sung-kyung
Sung-kyung, also spelled Seong-gyeong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Some ways of writing this name in hanja include: * (성인 성 ''seong-in seong'', 글 경 ''geul gyeong''): "holy book". This is the given name of actress Lee Sung-kyung; her parents chose these hanja for her name to reflect their Christian religion. * (정성 성 ''jeongseong seong'', 공경 경 ''gong-gyeong gyeong''): "sincere and respectful". These characters are also used to write the masculine Japanese given name Tomotaka. People People with this name include: * Kim Sung-kyung (born 1972), South Korean female television personality * Hari (singer) (born Jeong Sung-kyung, 1990), South Korean singer * Lee Sung-kyung (born 1990), South ...
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Sung-keun
Sung-keun or Seong-geun, also spelled Song-gun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 18 hanja with the reading "keun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include * Kim Sung-keun (born 1942), South Korean baseball player * Kim Song-gun (born 1945), North Korean painter *Moon Sung-keun (born 1953), South Korean actor and politician * Choi Sung-keun (born 1991), South Korean footballer See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu List * Ga-young () * Ga-eun () * Ga-eul () * Ga-in () * Kang-min () *Gun () * Kun-woo () * Kyung-gu () * Kyung-lim () * Kyung-mo () * Kyung-m ... References {{given name Korean masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Seong-ja
Seong-ja, also spelled Sung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "seong" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child" (). Names ending with this hanja, such as Young-ja and Jeong-ja, were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterward. The hanja used to write the name Seong-ja also correspond to a number of different Japanese given names; for example, both and can be read as the name Seiko. People with this name include: * Seund Ja Rhee (1918–2009), South Korean expatriate artist in France * Shin Seong-Ja (born 1968), South Korean fencer * Park Sung-Ja (born 1980), South Korean judo practitioner See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabeti ...
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Sung-hee
Sung-hee or Seong-hui, also spelled Song-hui in North Korea, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 24 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: ;Entertainers * Jo Sung-hee (born 1978), South Korean male film director *Bada (singer) (born Choi Sung-hee, 1980), South Korean female singer * Ja Mezz (born Kim Sung-hee, 1989), South Korean male rapper * Ko Sung-hee (born 1990), South Korean actress ;Sportspeople * Kim Song-hui (speed skater) (born 1965), North Korean male speed skater * Kim Song-hui (table tennis) (born 1968), North Korean male table tennis player * Hong Seong-hui (born 1969), South Korean female rhythmic gymnast * Park Sung-hee (born 1975), South Korean female tennis player * Ri Song-hui (born 1978), North Korean female weigh ...
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Seong-han
Seong-han, also spelled Sung-han, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "seong" and 23 hanja with the reading "han" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Kim Sŏng-han, a politician of the Silla Dynasty * Kim Seong-han (novelist) (1919–2010), South Korean male novelist * Kim Seong-han (baseball) (born 1958), South Korean male baseball player * Im Sung-han (born 1960), South Korean television screenwriter See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu List * Ga-young () * Ga-eun () * Ga-eul () * Ga-in () * Kang-min () *Gun () * Kun-woo () * Kyung-gu () * Kyung-lim () * Kyung-mo () * Kyung-m ... References {{given name Korean unisex given names ...
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