Myung-hwa, also spelled Myong-hwa in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
, is a Korean 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.
Hanja
There are 19 hanja with the reading "
myung" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hanja with which this name may be written include:
* (, ), meaning "bright flower". The same hanja can also be read as various
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 ...
s, including
Sayaka and
Asuka.
People
People with this name include:
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Myung-wha Chung
Myung-wha Chung (born 19 March 1944) is a Korean cellist.
Biography
Myung-wha Chung was born in 1944 in Seoul, Japanese Korea (today South Korea), to a musical family. Her younger sister is the violinist Kyung-wha Chung, and her younger bro ...
(born 1944), South Korean cellist
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Kim Myong-hwa
Kim Myong-hwa (born April 25, 1967) is a North Korean sport shooter. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), t ...
(born 1967, North Korean sport shooter, competed in the women's skeet event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Lee Myung-hwa (born 1973), South Korean football forward
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Jon Myong-hwa (born 1993), North Korean football midfielder, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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An Myong-hwa
An Myong-hwa (born 13 November 1974) is a North Korean gymnast.A graduate of Kim Hyong Jik University of Education majoring in athletics, She competed in six events at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpi ...
, North Korean gymnast, competed in
Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around
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Choe Myong-hwa
Choe Myong-hwa (born 11 February 1976) is a North Korean diving (sport), diver. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
References
1976 births
Living people
North Korean female divers
Olympic divers of No ...
, North Korean diver, competed in
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