Myung-ok, also spelled Myong-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "
myung" and five hanja with the reading "
ok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Marie Myung-Ok Lee (born 1964), American writer of Korean descent
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Kim Myung-ok (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
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Yim Myung-ok (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
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An Myong-ok, North Korean politician
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Sin Myong-ok, North Korean gymnast; see
list of Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
See also
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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
Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names
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