Young-chul | |
Hangul | 영철 |
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Hanja | 映 哲, 永 哲, 榮 喆, 泳 澈, and others |
Revised Romanization | Yeong-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏng-chŏl |
Young-chul, also spelled as Yeong-cheol, or in North Korea as Yong-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1] According to South Korean government data, it was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940, rising to fourth place by 1950. [2] [3]
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.
Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation. Hanja-mal or Hanja-eo refers to words that can be written with Hanja, and hanmun refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is sometimes used loosely to encompass these other concepts. Because Hanja never underwent major reform, they are almost entirely identical to traditional Chinese and kyūjitai characters, though the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters 教 and 研 are written as 敎 and 硏. Only a small number of Hanja characters are modified or unique to Korean. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in Japan and Mainland China have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters.
Young, also romanised Yeong or Yŏng, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable unisex Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable given names. It has different meanings depending on which hanja is used to write it.
People with this name include:
Park Young-Chul is a Korean former judoka who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Cha Young-chul is a South Korean sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Lim Young-chul is a South Korea handball coach of the South Korean national team.
Kim Yeong-cheol is a South Korean actor. One of his earliest appearances was in White Smile (1981). Other notable roles include playing Gung Ye in Emperor Wang Gun (2000-2002), a gangster boss in A Bittersweet Life (2005), and a NSS deputy director in IRIS (2009).
Kim Young-chul, is a South Korean comedian and singer.
Jang Young-chul is a South Korean television screenwriter. He is best known for writing the hit dramas Giant and History of a Salaryman.
Kim Yong-chol is a North Korean general and politician who currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs and head of the United Front Work Department. From February 2009 to January 2016 he was the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's primary intelligence service.
General Hyon Yong-chol was a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. He was removed from his post and reportedly executed in 2015.
Yoo Young-chul is a South Korean serial killer and self-confessed cannibal. Although he admitted to murdering 21 people, mostly prostitutes and wealthy old men, the Seoul Central District Court convicted him of 20 murders. Yoo burned three and mutilated at least 11 of his victims, admitting he ate the livers of some of them. He committed his crimes between September 2003 and July 2004, when he was arrested. Yoo explained his motives in front of a TV camera saying "Women shouldn't be sluts, and the rich should know what they've done."
Mi-young, also spelled Mee-young or Mi-yong, is a Korean feminine given name. It was the seventh-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1960, falling to tenth place by 1970.
Young-mi, also spelled Yong-mi or Yeong-mi, is a Korean feminine given name. It was the tenth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1960.
Jun-young, also spelled Joon-young, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the tenth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1980, rising to sixth place by 1990. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "jun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Byung-chul is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in South Korea in 1950.
Young-sik, also spelled Young-shik or Yong-sik, 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 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, Young-sik was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys in 1940, falling to seventh place in 1950.
Kyung-sook is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Kyung-sook was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to fifth place by 1960.
Sook-ja, is a Korean female given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940. The characters used to write this name can also be read as a number of different Japanese female given names, including Yoshiko and Toshiko.
Young-hee, also spelled Young-hi, Yong-hui or Yong-hi, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Young-hee was the third-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to ninth place by 1960.
Young-ho, also spelled Yong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Young-ho was a highly popular name in the mid-20th century: according to South Korean government data, it was the most common name for newborn boys in 1940, falling to second place by 1950 and third place in 1960.
Young-soo, also spelled Young-su or Yeong-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" 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. It was the second-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1960; this was part of a broader trend of giving boys names starting with the element "young" in the 1940s through the 1960s.
Sang-chul or Sang-cheol, also spelled Sang-chol in North Korea, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the 10th-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1950. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Young-hwan is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "young" and 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1950.
Young-gi, also spelled Young-ki, Young-kee, Yeong-ki, or Yeong-gi, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 68 hanja with the reading "gi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, it was the fourth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940.
Young-ja, also spelled Yeong-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the most popular name for baby girls born in 1940. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Kyung-ja, also spelled Kyoung-ja, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 28 hanja with the reading "ja" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child" (子). The characters used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese female given name Keiko.
Jung-sook, also spelled Jeong-sook or Jong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, Jung-sook was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940, rising to second place by 1950.
Soon-hee, also spelled Sun-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "soon" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. According to South Korean government data, it was the ninth-most popular name for newborn girls in Korea in 1940.
Chul, also spelled Cheol or Chol, is a single-syllable Korean masculine given name, as well as an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ho is a Korean family name, a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
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