| Seong-gi | |
| Hangul | 성기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-gi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng'gi |
Seong-gi or Sung-ki is a Korean masculine given name. [1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " seong" and 68 hanja with the reading "ki" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [2] It was the ninth-most-popular name for newborn boys in 1940, according to South Korean government data. [3]
The name is not commonly given to babies with the family name Nam, as the resulting name "Nam Sung-ki" (남성기) is a homograph and homophone of the Korean word for penis. The 2005 Seoul Broadcasting System television series Hello My Teacher was criticised for its inclusion of a character with the gag name Nam Sung-ki, for this reason; some commentators believed this penis joke was inappropriate for television. [4]
People with this name include:
- Choi Buk (fl. 1755–1785), courtesy name Seong-gi, Joseon Dynasty painter
- Ahn Sung-ki (born 1952), South Korean actor
- Cho Sung-ki (born 1951), South Korean writer
- Jung Sung-ki (born 1971), South Korean baseball player
- Yoo Seong-gi (born 1991), South Korean football player
- ^ "성기, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "극중 교사 이름이 '남성기 조지아'?". Economy Today. 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
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| Seong-gi | |
| Hangul | 성기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-gi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng'gi |
Seong-gi or Sung-ki is a Korean masculine given name. [1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " seong" and 68 hanja with the reading "ki" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [2] It was the ninth-most-popular name for newborn boys in 1940, according to South Korean government data. [3]
The name is not commonly given to babies with the family name Nam, as the resulting name "Nam Sung-ki" (남성기) is a homograph and homophone of the Korean word for penis. The 2005 Seoul Broadcasting System television series Hello My Teacher was criticised for its inclusion of a character with the gag name Nam Sung-ki, for this reason; some commentators believed this penis joke was inappropriate for television. [4]
People with this name include:
- Choi Buk (fl. 1755–1785), courtesy name Seong-gi, Joseon Dynasty painter
- Ahn Sung-ki (born 1952), South Korean actor
- Cho Sung-ki (born 1951), South Korean writer
- Jung Sung-ki (born 1971), South Korean baseball player
- Yoo Seong-gi (born 1991), South Korean football player
- ^ "성기, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "극중 교사 이름이 '남성기 조지아'?". Economy Today. 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.