Chang-ho
For the general and the river spelled Chang Ho in Chinese Wade–Giles romanisation, see Zhang He and Zhang River.
| Chang-ho | |
| Hangul | 창호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 昌浩, 昌鎬, 彰浩, 昶浩, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Chang-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'angho |
Chang-ho is a Korean masculine given name.
Hanja
The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "chang" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 昌浩 (창성할 창 changseonghal chang, 넓을 호 neolbul ho): "prosperous and large". The same characters are also one possible way of writing the Japanese given name Masahiro.[2]
- 昌鎬 (창성할 창 changseonghal chang, 호경 호 hogyeong ho): "prosperous and bright
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Choi Chang-ho (born 1964), South Korean boxer
- Song Chang-ho (born 1986), South Korean football player
- Lee Chang-ho (baseball) (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
- Lee Chang-ho (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean football player
- Ri Chang-ho (born 1990), North Korean football player
Other
- Ahn Changho (1878–1938), Korean independence activist
- Bae Chang-ho (born 1953), South Korean film director
- Cho Chang-ho (born 1972), South Korean film director
- Lee Chang-ho (born 1975), South Korean professional Go player
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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