Hye-sung
Not to be confused with Hae-seong, a similarly-pronounced Korean given name.
| Hye-sung | |
| Hangul | 혜성 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 彗星 ("comet"), 慧性, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hye-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyesŏng |
Hye-sung is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Hwang Hye-seong (1920–2006), South Korean researcher of Korean royal court cuisine
- Shin Hye-sung (born 1979), South Korean male singer, member of boyband Shinhwa
- Kim Hye-song (boxer) (born 1984), North Korean female boxer
- Hyun Hye-sung (born 1986), South Korean female field hockey player
- Kim Hye-seong (born 1988), South Korean male actor
- Jung Hye-sung (born Jung Eun-joo, 1991), South Korean actress
- Kim Hye-song (gymnast) (born 1997), North Korean female gymnast
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Jang Hye-sung, in 2013 South Korean television series I Can Hear Your Voice
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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