Myung-yong is a Korean masculine 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 19 hanja with the reading "
myung" 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 hanja with the reading "ryong" (, meaning "dragon") which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.
People with this name include:
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Yi Myeong-ryong (
이명룡, 1873–1956), Korean independence activist, recipient of the
Order of Merit for National Foundation
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Choi Myung-yong (born 1976), South Korean football referee
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Yeo Myung-yong (born 1987), South Korean footballer
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 masculine given names