Kum-song
| Kum-song | |
| Hangul | 금성 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金成, 金城, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Geumseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭmsŏng |
Kum-song, also spelled Geum-seong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 14 hanja with the reading "Kum" and 27 hanja with the reading "Song" on South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] One common pair of hanja used to write this name (金城) mean "golden castle".
People with this name include:
- Chang Kum-song (1977–2006), niece of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
- Ri Kum-song (born 1980), North Korean male marathon runner
- Hong Kum-song (born 1990), North Korean male footballer
- Hwang Kum-song, North Korean swimmer, participant in Synchronized swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's team
- Seok Geum-seong, South Korean actress, recipient of the 1983 Special Achievement Award in the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
See also
- Kaneshiro, a Japanese surname also written with the hanja meaning "golden castle"
- Geumseong (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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