Myung-yong is a Korean masculine 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. () ...

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. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. People with this name include: *

Yi Myeong-ryong Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic principle * Yi (philosophy) (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient peo ...

( 이명룡, 1873–1956), Korean independence activist, recipient of the

Order of Merit for National Foundation The Order of Merit for National Foundation () is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of founding or laying a foundation for the Republic of Kor ...

* Choi Myung-yong (born 1976), South Korean football referee *

Yeo Myung-yong Yeo Myung-Yong (; born 11 June 1987) is a South Korean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Goyang Hi FC in K League Challenge. Career Yeo joined Busan TC after graduating from Hanyang University. He was selected by Goyang Hi FC Goyang Za ...

(born 1987), South Korean footballer

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