Young-hwan
| Young-hwan | |
| Hangul | 영환 |
|---|---|
| Hanja |
Young: 歡, 患, 丸, 換, 環, 喚, 奐, 渙, 煥, 晥, 幻, 桓, 鐶, 驩, 宦, 紈, 鰥, 圜, 皖, 洹, 還 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-hwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnghwan |
Young-hwan is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "young" and 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] It was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1950.[2]
People with this name include:
- Min Yeong-hwan (1861–1905), Korean Empire government official and reformist
- Chung Yeong-Hwan (born 1938), South Korean football player
- Park Young-Hwan (born 1942), South Korean football player
- Kang Young-hwan (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Cha Young-Hwan (born 1990), South Korean football player
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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