Sang (Korean name)

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  1. 上 (윗 상wit sang): 'above'
  2. 尙 (오히려 상ohiryeo sang): 'yet", "still'
  3. 常 (항상 상hangsang sang): 'always'
  4. 賞 (상줄 상sangjul sang): 'to reward'
  5. 商 (장사 상jangsa sang): 'business'
  6. 相 (서로 상seoro sang): 'mutually'
  7. 霜 (서리 상seori sang): 'frost'
  8. 想 (생각 상saenggak sang): 'think'
  9. 傷 (다칠 상tachil sang): 'wound'
  10. 喪 (잃을 상ilheul sang): 'to lose'
  11. 嘗 (맛볼 상matbol sang): 'to taste'
  12. 裳 (치마 상chima sang): 'skirt'
  13. 詳 (자세할 상jasehal sang): 'detailed'
  14. 祥 (상서 상sangseo sang): 'auspicious'
  15. 象 (코끼리 상kokkiri sang): 'elephant'
  16. 像 (모양 상moyang sang): 'shape'
  17. 床 (평상 상pyeongsang sang): 'bench'
  18. 桑 (뽕나무 상bbongnamu sang): 'mulberry tree'
  19. 狀 (형상 상hyeongsang sang): 'shape'
  20. 償 (갚을 상gapeul sang): 'to pay a debt'
  21. 庠 (학교 상hakgyo sang): 'school'
  22. 湘 (강 이름 상gang ireum sang): name of a river (the Xiang River in Guangxi, China) [6]
  23. 箱 (상자 상sangja sang): 'box'
  24. 翔 (날 상nal sang): 'to fly'
  25. 爽 (시원할 상siwonhal sang): 'refreshing'
  26. 塽 (높고 밝은 땅 상nopgo balgeun ttang sang): 'plateau'
  27. 孀 (홀어머니 상horeomeoni sang): 'widow'
  28. 峠 (고개 상gogae sang): 'mountain pass'
  29. 廂 (행랑 상haengrang sang): 'servant's quarters'
  30. 橡 (상수리나무 상sangsurinamu sang): 'oak tree'
  31. 觴 (잔 상jan sang): 'cup'
  32. 樣 (상수리나무 상sangsurinamu sang): 'oak tree'
  33. 牀 (평상 상pyeongsang sang): 'bench'
  34. 慡 (성품 밝을 상seongpum balgeul sang): 'bright disposition'
  35. 潒 (세찰 상sechal sang): 'to flow violently'

People

People with the single-syllable Korean given name Sang include:

As name element

Two names beginning with this syllable were popular names for newborn South Korean boys in the mid-20th century: Sang-chul (10th place in 1950) and Sang-hoon (9th place in 1960 and 1970). [7] Names containing this syllable include:

See also

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Hwang or Whang is a Korean family name. Today, Hwangs comprise approximately 1.4% of the Korean population. The South Korean census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans, making it the 16th most common last name in the country. Also, it is estimated that there are over 29,410,000 individuals whose last names are the variations of Huang, including the Korean Hwang and the Vietnamese Hoang around the world. The Chinese character, or Hanja, for Hwang indicates "yellow" or “Huang Kingdom”.

Han is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한 include Hahn and Haan. In hanja, it translates to "King”, “Kingdom”, “country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in Korea.

Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.

Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare Korean family name, as well as a common element in Korean given names.

Chae (Korean: 채), also less commonly spelled Chai or Chea, is a Korean family name and an element in some Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon 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 30 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "恩(grace)" and "銀(silver)".

Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Ju, also spelled Joo or Chu, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Sang-hoon, also spelled Sang-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the ninth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1960 and 1970. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Sang-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Sang-wook is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Young, also spelled Yeong, Yong, or Yung, is an uncommon 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 43 hanja with the reading yeong on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names, as well as 28 with the reading ryeong and six with the reading nyeong.


Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name, its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 17 hanja with the reading seung on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Min is an uncommon Korean family name as well as a common syllable in Korean given names.

Hyun, also spelled Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, 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 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Yong is a family name used in Korea, as well as a character in some Korean given names. It may also mean sun in some cases. As a family name, it may also be spelled Ryong in Korea. It is of Sino-Korean origin.

Yang (Korean: 양) is a Korean surname. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, 486,645 people in South Korea had the surname Yang.

Ji, also spelled Jee, Chi, or Chee, is a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Su, also spelled Soo, is a rare 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 91 hanja with the reading "su" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Ha is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "하", also often spelled Hah or less commonly as Har. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 213,758 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 0.5% of the population.

References

  1. ↑ "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "성씨유래검색: 상(尙)". Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2017. The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: 김진우 (2009). 한국인 의 역사[The History of Koreans]. 春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]. OCLC   502157619.
  3. ↑ "목천상씨(木川尙氏)" [Mokcheon Sang clan]. Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ↑ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ↑ 유니코드 한자사전 [Unicode Hanja Dictionary]. National Library of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "湘". ZDic. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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