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- ↑ 가장 흔한 이름은? 男 영수→민준ㆍ女 영자→서연 [Most common names? Boys: Yeong-su → Min-jun; Girls: Yeong-ja → Seo-yeon]. Korea Economic Daily . 20 March 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
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- ↑ 신생아 인기 이름 '민준·서연'…드라마 영향? [Popular names for newborns: Min-jun and Seo-yeon ... the effect of TV dramas?]. Seoul Broadcasting System. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
지난 1975년에 개봉한 영화 <영자의 전성시대>입니다. 주인공 이름인 '영자'는 당시 가장 흔한 이름 가운데 하나였죠. 실제로, 1940년대 태어난 여자들에게는 '영자' 그리고 남자들에게는 '영수'라는 이름이 가장 많았습니다. 그러나 시대가 바뀌면서 좋아하는 이름도 달라졌죠.
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