Young-nam

For the region, see Yeongnam. For another Korean masculine given name (spelled 용남 in Hangul), see Yong-nam.
Young-nam
Hangul 영남
Hanja , , and others
Revised Romanization Yeong-nam
McCune–Reischauer Yŏngnam

Young-nam, also spelled Yong-nam, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja

There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and five hanja with the reading "nam" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:

People

People with this name include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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