Seong-gi

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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:

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References

  1. "성기, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "극중 교사 이름이 '남성기 조지아'?". Economy Today. 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)