Eun-young
| Eun-young | |
| Hangul | 은영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 恩英 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Eun-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭn'yŏng |
Eun-young is a Korean feminine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "eun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in personal names.[2] It was the eighth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.[3]
People with this name include:
- Sportspeople
- Nam Eun-young (born 1970), South Korean team handball player
- Cho Eun-young (born 1972), South Korean sport shooter
- Lee Eun-young (born 1974), South Korean field hockey player
- Entertainers
- WoongSan (born 1973 as Kim Eun-young), South Korean jazz musician
- Cheetah (rapper) (born Kim Eun-young, 1990), South Korean rapper
- Oh Eun-young (born 1985), South Korean beauty queen
- Park Eun-young (born 1987), South Korean pop singer, member of Brave Girls
- Ben (South Korean singer) (born Lee Eun-young, 1991), South Korean singer, former member of Bebe Mignon
- Joo Eun-young (born 1992), South Korean singer, member of Two X
- Other
- Song Eunyoung, South Korean fashion designer, co-founder of E. Y. Wada
See also
References
- ↑ "은영, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 32. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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