Seung-yong is a Korean unisex 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.
Hanja
There are 15 hanja with the reading "
seung
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" 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 character with the reading "ryong" which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in
South Korea
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Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (오를 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "rising dragon"
* (이길 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "victorious dragon"
* (오를 승, 날랠 용), meaning "rising bravery"
People
People with this name include:
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Nam Sung-yong
Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 – February 20, 2001) was a Korean Olympian who won a bronze medal in the Marathon (sport), marathon at the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds.
He was born in Sunc ...
(1912–2001), Korean male marathon runner of the Japanese colonial period
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Seung-Yong Seong (born 1964/1965), South Korean immunologist and microbiologist
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Lee Seung-yong (born 1970), South Korean male fencer
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Choi Seung-yong (born 1980), South Korean female speed skater
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Kim Seung-yong
Kim Seung-yong (; born 14 March 1985) is a former South Korean professional footballer.
He has also played in Australia, Japan, China and Thailand during his career.
Career statistics Club
Honours Club
;Ulsan Hyundai
* AFC Champions Le ...
(born 1985), South Korean male footballer
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Jung Seung-yong (born 1991), South Korean male footballer
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
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Korean unisex given names