Mi-kyung or Mi-kyoung, also spelled Mi-gyeong or Mi-gyong is a Korean feminine given name. It was
South Korea's most popular name for baby girls in 1968. 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 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 54 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 15 ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (아름다울 미 ''areumdaul mi'', 서울 경 ''seoul gyeong''): "beautiful capital city". These characters are also used to write the
Japanese given name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
Miyako.
* (아름다울 미 ''areumdaul mi'', 볕 경 ''byeot gyeong''): "beautiful sunshine"
* (아름다울 미 ''areumdaul mi'', 공경할 경 ''gonggyeonghal gyeong''): "beautifully respect"
People
People with this name include:
;Artists and writers
*
Jung Mikyung (born 1960), South Korean novelist
*
Yun Mi-kyung (born 1980), South Korean ''manhwa'' artist
*
Mikyoung Kim, American landscape architect of Korean descent
;Entertainers
*
Won Mi-kyung (born 1960), South Korean actress
*
Yang Mi-kyung
Yang Mi-kyung (born July 25, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for playing the role of palace lady-in-waiting Han Baek-young in the popular period drama series ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003).
Other activities
Yang was also a visitin ...
(born 1961), South Korean actress
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Kim Mi-kyung
Kim Mi-kyung (born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean actress. She is most active as a supporting actress
A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part ...
(born 1963), South Korean actress
;Sportspeople
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Kim Mi-gyeong (athlete) (born 1967), South Korean long-distance runner
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Lim Mi-kyung (born 1967), South Korean team handball player
*
Yun Mi-gyeong (born 1968), South Korean sprinter
*
Lee Mi-kyung (sport shooter) (born 1969), South Korean sport shooter
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Chang Mi-kyung (born 1973), South Korean fencer
*
Chun Mi-kyung (born 1973), South Korean fencer
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Park Mee-kyung (born 1975), South Korean volleyball player
*
Ri Mi-gyong (born 1990), North Korean table tennis player
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Kim Mi-gyong (born 1991), North Korean long-distance runner
*
Choe Mi-gyong (born 1991), North Korean football player
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Lee Mi-gyeong (handballer) (born 1991), South Korean handball player
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 ...
References
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Korean feminine given names