| Seong-gyeong | |
| Hangul | 성경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngkyŏng |
Seong-gyeong, also spelled Sung-kyung, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 27 hanja with the reading " seong" and 54 hanja with the reading " gyeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 聖 經 (성인 성 seong-in seong, 글 경 geul gyeong): "holy book". [2] This is the given name of actress Lee Sung-kyung; her parents chose these hanja for her name to reflect their Christian religion. [3]
- 誠 敬 (정성 성 jeongseong seong, 공경 경 gong-gyeong gyeong): "sincere and respectful". [2] These characters are also used to write the masculine Japanese given name Tomotaka. [4]
People
People with this name include:
- Kim Sung-kyung (born 1972), South Korean female television personality
- Hari (singer) (born Jeong Sung-kyung, 1990), South Korean singer
- Lee Sung-kyung (born 1990), South Korean actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Hwang Seong-gyeong, male character in the Soul series of fighting games
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Seonggyeong (誠敬) is one of the epithets in the full posthumous name of Sunjong of Korea: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Sunjong Munon Muryeong Donin Seonggyeong of Korea
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
- ^ "이성경, '밝고 순수한 소녀가 내 안에 있죠' (인터뷰)". Korea Economic Daily. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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| Seong-gyeong | |
| Hangul | 성경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngkyŏng |
Seong-gyeong, also spelled Sung-kyung, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 27 hanja with the reading " seong" and 54 hanja with the reading " gyeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 聖 經 (성인 성 seong-in seong, 글 경 geul gyeong): "holy book". [2] This is the given name of actress Lee Sung-kyung; her parents chose these hanja for her name to reflect their Christian religion. [3]
- 誠 敬 (정성 성 jeongseong seong, 공경 경 gong-gyeong gyeong): "sincere and respectful". [2] These characters are also used to write the masculine Japanese given name Tomotaka. [4]
People
People with this name include:
- Kim Sung-kyung (born 1972), South Korean female television personality
- Hari (singer) (born Jeong Sung-kyung, 1990), South Korean singer
- Lee Sung-kyung (born 1990), South Korean actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Hwang Seong-gyeong, male character in the Soul series of fighting games
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Seonggyeong (誠敬) is one of the epithets in the full posthumous name of Sunjong of Korea: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Sunjong Munon Muryeong Donin Seonggyeong of Korea
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
- ^ "이성경, '밝고 순수한 소녀가 내 안에 있죠' (인터뷰)". Korea Economic Daily. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.