Dong-geun

Last updated
Dong-geun
Hangul
동근
Hanja
("Eastern roots") and others
Revised Romanization Dong-geun
McCune–Reischauer Tong'gŭn
IPA [to̞ŋɡɯn]

Dong-geun, also spelled Dong-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]

Contents

People with this name include:

Entertainers

Sportspeople

Others

See also

Related Research Articles

Seo, also spelled Suh, or Surh, Sur, Seoh, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Sung-woo, also spelled Seong-woo or Seong-wu, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Eun-jung, also spelled Eun-jeong or Eun-jong, Un-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" and 84 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the third-most common name for baby girls in South Korea in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980.

Soo-hyun, also spelled Su-hyeon or Su-hyun, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include:

Soo-jin, also spelled Su-jin or Sue-jin, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" and 48 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Soo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1980, third-most popular in 1988, and fifth-most popular again in 1990.

Ji-hun, also spelled Ji-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hun has been a popular name for South Korean baby boys for several decades, coming in fourth place in 1970, first place in 1980, and first place again in 1990. In 2008 it was the second-most popular name for baby boys, with 2,158 given the name.

Dong-hyun, also spelled Dong-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. It has been a popular name for a few decades. In 1980, Dong-hyun was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea, while in 1990 it came in ninth place. In the early 2000s it rose even higher in popularity, but then fell back down again. In 2008, 1,571 South Korean baby boys were given the name "Dong-hyun", making it the tenth-most popular name.

Dong-wook is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Dong-hyuk, also spelled Dong-hyeok or Tong-hyok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and nine hanja with the reading "hyuk" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Dong-jun, also spelled Dong-joon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 34 hanja with the reading "joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Dong-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Lee Dong-geun (Korean: 이동근) may refer to:

Dong-hoon, also spelled Tong-hoon or Dong-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "soo" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Young-geun, also spelled Young-keun or Yung-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Jae-geun, also spelled Jae-keun or Jae-kun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "jae" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Sung-keun, also spelled Song-gun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Dong-woo or Dong-u is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 46 Hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.