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- 1 2 연일승씨(延日承氏) [Yeonil Seung clan]. Academy of Korean Studies . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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- ↑ "가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙" [Regulations on Registration of Family Relations]. Regulation No. 2954 of 29 January 2021 (in Korean).
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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