Kyung-hwa
| Kyung-hwa | |
| Hangul | 경화 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 京和, 敬和, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏnghwa |
Kyung-hwa, also spelled Kyung-wha or Kyong-hwa, is a Korean feminine given name.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
People with this name include:
- Sportspeople
- Yu Kyung-hwa (born 1953), South Korean Olympic volleyball player
- Sung Kyung-hwa (born 1965), South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion
- Park Kyung-hwa (born 1984), South Korean swimmer
- Kim Kyong-hwa (born 1986), North Korean football player
- Other
- Kyung-wha Chung (born 1948), South Korean violinist
- Kyunghwa Lee (born 1968), South Korean-born American performing artist
- Han Kyeong-hwa (born 1977), South Korean voice actress
- Kang Kyung-wha, South Korean diplomat, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
See also
References
- ↑ "경화, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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