Eun-kyung, also spelled Eun-kyeong, or Eun-kyong, Eun-gyoung, Un-kyong, Un-gyong, is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
n feminine 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, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''
eun''" and 74 hanja with the reading "''
kyung
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
As a family name
The 2000 South Korean Census found 1 ...
''" on the
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 1970, Eun-kyung was the 5th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea, falling to 8th place by 1980.
People with this name include:
Entertainers
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Kang Eun-kyung (born 1971), South Korean television screenwriter
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Shin Eun-kyung
Shin Eun-kyung (born 15 February 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in '' Downfall'' (1997) and '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Shin is most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside Shim Eun-ha, ...
(born 1973), South Korean actress
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Lim Eun-kyung
Lim Eun-kyung (born July 7, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Lim first rose to fame as the "TTL Girl" in a series of SK Telecom commercials, then pursued a professional acting career. She starred in the films ''Resurrection of the Little Match G ...
(born 1984), South Korean actress
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Shim Eun-kyung (born 1994), South Korean actress
Field hockey players
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Chung Eun-kyung (born 1965), member of the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Choi Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1971), member of the South Korean team at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Lee Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1972), member of the South Korean team at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
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Park Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1975), member of the South Korean team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
Other sportspeople
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Chang Eun-kyung (1951–1996), South Korean judo practitioner
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Lee Eun-kyung (volleyball) (born 1961), South Korean volleyball player
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Lee Eun-kyung (archer)
Lee Eun-kyung ( ko, 이은경, born 15 July 1972) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion.
She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team.
She also competed at the ...
(born 1972), South Korean archer
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Ri Un-gyong
Ri Un-gyong (born 19 November 1980) is a North Korean former football midfielder who played for the North Korea women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Wolmido
Wolmido (월미도), als ...
(born 1980), North Korean football midfielder
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Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Eun-kyung ( Hangul: 최은경, Hanja: 崔恩景, born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004.
Biography
At the ...
(born 1984), South Korean short track speed skater
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Choe Un-gyong (wrestler) (born 1991), North Korean freestyle wrestler
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Kim Eun-kyeong (born 1991), South Korean handball player
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Choe Un-gyong (diver) (born 1994), North Korean diver
See also
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List of Korean given names
References
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Korean feminine given names