Young-chul, also spelled as Yeong-cheol, or in
North Korea
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as Yong-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The 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 34 hanja with the reading "
young" and 11 hanja with the reading "
chul" on the
South Korea
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n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
According to South Korean government data, it was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940, rising to fourth place by 1950.
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
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Park Young-chul (born 1954), South Korean judoka
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Cha Young-chul (born 1959), South Korean sport shooter
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Lim Young-chul (born 1960), South Korean handball coach
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Jang Yeong-cheol (born 1964), South Korean sprint canoer
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Shin Young-chul (born 1964), South Korean volleyball player
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Park Yeong-cheol (born 1969), South Korean swimmer
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Kim Young-chul (footballer) (born 1976), South Korean football defender (K3 League)
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Back Young-chul (born 1978), South Korean football midfielder
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Cui Yongzhe (Korean name Choe Yeong-cheol, born 1987), Chinese football midfielder of Korean descent
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Jo Yong-chol (born 1987), North Korean sport shooter
Entertainers
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Kim Yeong-cheol (actor) (born 1953), South Korean actor
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Kim Young-chul (comedian) (born 1974), South Korean comedian
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Jang Young-chul (fl. 1994–present), South Korean television screenwriter
Other
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Kim Yong-chol (born 1946), North Korean general
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Hyon Yong-chol (1949–2015), North Korean general
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Yoo Young-chul (born 1970), South Korean serial killer who served as basis for the film ''The Chaser''
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 masculine given names
Masculine given names