Young (Korean name)

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Young
Pronunciation /jʌŋ/
Origin
Word/name Korean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingYeong, Yong, Yung
  1. 永 ( 길 영gil yeong): 'eternal'
  2. 英 (꽃부리 영kkotburi yeong): 'flower petals'
    • ( 뛰어날 영ttwieonal yeong): 'outstanding'
  3. 迎 ( 맞을 영majeul yeong): 'welcome'
  4. 榮 ( 영화 영yeonghwa yeong): 'flourishing'
  5. 泳 ( 헤엄칠 영heeomchil yeong): 'swim'
  6. 詠 ( 읊을 영eulpeul yeong): 'recite poetry'
  7. 營 ( 경영할 영gyeong-yeonghal yeong): 'manage'
  8. 影 ( 그림자 영geurimja yeong): 'shadow", "reflection'
  9. 映 ( 비칠 영bichil yeong): 'shine'
  10. 令 (하여금 령hayeogeum ryeong): 'to force'
  11. 領 ( 거느릴 령geoneuril ryeong): 'to lead'
  12. 嶺 ( 고개 령gogae ryeong): 'mountain pass'
  13. 零 ( 떨어질 령ddeorojil ryeong): 'to fall' (e.g. of rain)
  14. 靈 ( 신령 령sinnyeong ryeong): 'spirit'
  15. 寧 ( 편안할 녕pyonanhal nyeong): 'comfortable'

While as of June 2022, the list of additional hanja permitted for use in given names contains 34 hanja with the reading yeong (including two which are variant forms of another in the same list), 28 hanja with the reading ryeong (with one permitted variant form, and two which are variant forms of one in the list of Basic Hanja for educational use), and five hanja with the reading nyeong: [4]

  1. 渶 (물 맑을 영mul malgeul yeong): 'clear water'
  2. 煐 ( 빛날 영bitnal yeong): 'shine'
  3. 瑛 (옥빛 영okbit yeong): 'shining jade'
  4. 瑩 ( 밝을 영balgeul yeong): 'lustrous'
  5. 瀯 (물 졸졸 흐를 영mul joljol heureul yeong): 'bubbling'
  6. 盈 ( 찰 영chal yeong): 'full'
  7. 楹 ( 기둥 영gidung yeong): 'pillar'
  8. 鍈 ( 방울 소리 영bang-ul sori yeong): 'bell sound'
  9. 嬰 ( 어린아이 영orinai yeong): 'baby'
  10. 穎 ( 이삭 영isak yeong): 'grain'
  11. 瓔 (옥돌 영okdol yeong): 'gemstone'
  12. 咏 ( 읊을 영eulpeul yeong): 'recite poetry'
  13. 塋 ( 무덤 영mudeom yeong): 'tomb'
  14. 嶸 ( 가파를 영gapareul yeong): 'steep'
  15. 潁 ( 강 이름 영gang ireum yeong): Ying River in Anhui, China
  16. 瀛 ( 바다 영bada yeong): 'sea'
  17. 纓 (갓끈 영gatkkeun yeong): 'chinstrap'
  18. 霙 ( 진눈깨비 영jinnunkkaebi yeong): 'sleet'
  19. 嬴 ( 찰 영chal yeong): 'to have a surplus'
  20. 𢥏 (호위할 영howihal yeong): 'protect'
  21. 蠑 ( 영원 영yeong-won yeong): a species of Asiatic salamander
  22. 朠 ( 달빛 영dalbit yeong): 'moonlight'
  23. 浧 ( 거침 없이 흐를 영geochimeopsi heureul yeong): 'flow smoothly'
  24. 䀴 ( 똑바로 볼 영ttokbaro bol yeong): 'look ahead'
  25. 栐 ( 나무 이름 영namu ireum yeong): a species of tree
  26. 癭 (혹 영hok yeong): 'goitre'
  27. 韺 (풍류 이름 영pungryu ireum yeong): name of a style of music
  28. 碤 ( 물속 돌 영mulsok dol yeong): 'underwater rock'
  29. 縈 ( 얽힐 영eolkil yeong): 'to be tied up'
  30. 贏 ( 남을 영nameul yeong): 'to win'
  31. 郢 ( 초 나라 서울 영Chonara seoul yeong): 'Ying' (capital of the state of Chu)
  32. 旲 ( 클 영keul yeong): 'large'
  33. 伶 ( 영리할 령yeongrihal ryeong): 'clever'
  34. 玲 ( 옥 소리 령ok sori ryeong): 'sound of jade'
  35. 姈 ( 슬기로울 령seulgiroul ryeong): 'clever'
  36. 昤 ( 햇빛 령haetbit ryeong): 'sunshine'
  37. 鈴 ( 방울 령bang-ul ryeong): 'bell'
  38. 齡 ( 나이 령nai ryeong): 'age'
  39. 怜 ( 영리할 령yeongrihal ryeong): 'clever'
  40. 囹 ( 옥 령ok ryeong): 'prison'
  41. 笭 (멍석 령meongseok ryeong): 'bamboo screen'
  42. 羚 ( 영양 령yeong-yang ryeong): 'antelope'
  43. 翎 ( 깃 령git ryeong): 'wings'
  44. 聆 ( 들을 령deureul ryeong): 'to listen'
  45. 逞 ( 쾌할 령kwaehal ryeong): 'to rejoice'
  46. 泠: 'cool and refreshing'
  47. 澪: 'wake' (of a boat)
  48. 呤 ( 속삭일 령soksagil ryeong): 'to whisper'
  49. 另 ( 헤어질 령heeojil ryeong): 'separate'
  50. 欞 ( 격자 창 령gyeokjachang ryeong): 'window'
  51. 鹷 ( 소금 령sogeum ryeong): 'salt'
  52. 秢 ( 벼 처음 익을 령byeo cheoum igeul ryeong): 'freshly-cooked rice'
  53. 苓 (도꼬마리 령dokkomari ryeong): 'cocklebur'
  54. 蛉 ( 잠자리 령jamjari ryeong): 'dragonfly'
  55. 軨 (냥 수레 령nyang sure ryeong): 'wheel'
  56. 鴒 ( 할미새 령halmisae ryeong): 'wagtail'
  57. 朎 ( 달빛 영롱할 령dalbit yeongronghal ryeong): 'bright moonlight'
  58. 獰 ( 모질 녕mojil nyeong): 'fierce'
  59. 佞 ( 아첨할 녕acheomhal nyeong): 'to flatter'
  60. 儜 ( 괴로워할 녕goirowohal nyeong): 'suffering'
  61. 嚀 ( 간곡할 녕gan-gokhal nyeong): 'earnest'
  62. 濘 (진창 녕jinchang nyeong): 'mud'

People

Koreans with the single-syllable given name Young include:

As name element

Names containing this element were popular for newborn boys in South Korea from the 1940s through the late 1960s. [5] Korean names which begin with this element include:

Korean names which end with this element include:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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 23 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "성씨유래검색: 영(永)". Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2015. 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. ↑ "성씨유래검색: 영(影)". Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙 [Regulations on Registration of Family Relations] (Regulation 3062) (in Korean). 30 June 2022. In general, hanja can only be used for hangul corresponding to their exact pronunciation, but as stated in Footnote 1 of Schedule 1, "However, hanja with the initial sound 'n' or 'r' may be used for no consonant onset or 'n' depending on how they sound." ("그러나 첫소리(初聲)가 'ㄴ' 또는 'ㄹ'인 한자는 각각 소리나는 바에 따라 'ㅇ' 또는 'ㄴ'으로 사용할 수 있다.")
  5. ↑ 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui] (28 January 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야" [You're also Min-jun ... Oh! Another Seo-yeon?]. Hankook Ilbo . Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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