Choi (Korean name)
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| Choi | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | Ch'oe, Tchoi, Chye |
| Meaning | top, most |
| Region of origin | North and South Korea |
| Language(s) of origin | Korean |
| Related names | Cui |
| Choi | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 최 |
| Hanja | 崔 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe |
Kim, Gim
Lee, Yi, Rhee
Park, Pak
Choi
Jung, Jeong, Chung, Cheong
Choi (Korean: 최), sometimes also Choe, is a common Korean family name.
- Cuī in China Mandarin dialect
- Chui in Hong Kong Cantonese
- Choi Korea dialect(other eng mark- Choe)
- Tsui in Taiwan dialect
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[edit] Origin
In China:
- Jiang (surname) of Lu clan from Jiang Ziya
- Hui people(回) surname Choi(崔)
- Tujia (土等) surname Choi(崔)
- Mongol(蒙) surname Choi(崔) of Yuan Dynasty
- Xianbei surname Choi(崔)
- Liaoning's Cuijia(崔佳), Cuimulo(崔穆鲁), Cuizhuke(崔珠克) clan reduce a surname to Choi(崔)
- Jinyi(今彝:Kumyi) people surname Choi(崔)
In Korea:
- Silla surname Choi(崔) from Sobuldori(蘇伐都利) of Sata(沙啄) clan
- Tang Dynasty general Cui Sheng(崔陞) move from Bohai Bay, to Silla
- Hwanghaedo Haeju people On(溫, Wen) got surname Choi(崔) from Goryeo King
- Choe Manri(崔萬里), Haeju Choi clan
- Mahan(Baekje), Yeongam people Huon(昕, Xin) got a surname from Goryeo King
- Choi Chang Seon change surname to Sun Wu(鮮于) at Korea under Japanese rule
- Choi Jin-sil son take mother surname Choi, father surname is Cho(趙:Zhao)
[edit] Clans
There are roughly 160 clans of Chois.[citation needed] Most of these are quite small. However, Choi is the 4th most common surname in Korea. The largest by far is the Gyeongju Choi clan, with a 2000 South Korean population of 976,820. The Gyeongju Choe claim the Silla scholar Choe Chi-won as their founder.[1]
- Gyeongju clan[1] - Choe Chiwon
- Jeonju clan[1] - Choe Bu
- Dongju clan[1]
- Haeju clan[1]
- Saknyeong clan[1] - Choe Hang, Choi Byung Ju (founding member modern era Korean Supreme Court)
- Gangneung clan[1]
- Hwasun clan[1]
- Ganghwa clan[1]
- Yeongcheon clan[1]
- Tamjin clan[1]
- Ubong clan[1] - Choe Hang
- Suwaon clan[1]
- Yeongheung clan[1]
- Suseong clan[1]
- Chungju clan[1]
- Goesan clan - Choe Sejin[2]
- Heunghae clan
- Yeongam clan
[edit] Etymology
Choi is written with the Hanja character 崔, meaning "a governor who oversees the land and the mountain". The surname Choi also means high, superior, lofty or mountain.
[edit] List of people with the surname Choi
- Choe Chiwon, a scholar of the Silla period
- Choe Chung-heon, military dictator of the Goryeo period
- Choe Mu-seon, a 14th-century Korean inventor
- Choe Manri, an early critic of hangul
- Choe Sejin, a 15th-century linguist
- Choe Nam-seon (1890-1957), Korean historian and independence activist
- Choi Cheol-han, South Korean professional Go player
- Choi Dong-Wook, Real name of Korean singer, Se7en.
- Choi Daniel SeungWon, Syracuse Comedian
- Choi Sung-Kuk
- Choi Chol-Su, North Korean boxer
- Choe Jennie, an Asian-American idealist and cultural entrepreneur from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Choi Eun-hee, South Korean actress once abducted to the North
- Choi Eun-Kyung, South Korean speedskater
- Choi Geesung, high-ranking Samsung executive
- Choi Han, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Han-bit, South Korean model
- Choi Hee-seop, a South Korean baseball player
- Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general considered the principal founder of taekwondo
- Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer
- Choi Hwee-sung, birthname of South Korean RnB singer Wheesung
- Choi Jane, Syracuse President of Fanclubs
- Choi Jennie, 2005-2007 USA Women's Team Handball National Team and Iraq War Veteran
- Choi Joon Hong better known by his stage name Zelo, a South Korean rapper and dancer and a member of B.A.P
- Choi Jonghoon, South Korean guitarist and leader of F.T. Island
- Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
- Choi Ji Woo (b. 1975), South Korean actress and model
- Choi Jin-Cheul, a K-League footballer
- Choi Jin-sil (1968-2008), a South Korean actress, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress"
- Choe Jun (1884-1970), businessman and philanthropist
- Choi Jung Won (b. 1981), South Korean actress and model
- Choi Kwang Jo Creator of Choi Kwang Do
- Choi Kyoung-hwan, a South Korean politician
- Choi Kyung-Ju (b. 1970), professional golfer more commonly known in Western countries as K.J. Choi
- Choi Kyu-hah (1919-2006), transitional President of South Korea following the assassination of Park Chung-hee
- Choi Minho, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
- Choi Minhwan, drummer and member of South Korean band F.T. Island
- Choi Min-sik, North Korean actor
- Choe Myong-ho, North Korean football player
- Choi Myung-Hoon (b. 1975), South Korean professional Go player
- Choi Sang Ki, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Seong Woo, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Seung Hyun, Real name of rapper from South Korean boy group Big Bang,stage name TOP
- Choi Siwon, actor, model, and member of South Korean boy band, Super Junior
- Choi Soo Jin, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Sooyoung, member of South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation
- Steven Choi, American politician
- Sulli Choi, actress, and member of South Korean girl group, f(x)
- Choi Sungmin, K-pop singer member of Co-Ed School
- Choi Sung-Hee, K-pop singer known as "Bada."
- Choi Sung-Kuk, K-League footballer
- Choi Sung-Yong, K-League footballer
- Choi Tae-Uk, J-League footballer
- Choe U (d. 1249), military dictator of the Goryeo period
- Choi Won Hyeong, South Korean voice actor
- Choi Won-jong, Korean international archer
- Choi Won-Kwon, K-league footballer
- Choi Woo Hyuk, South Korean actor known as the young Junseo in k-drama Autumn in my heart
- Choi Yang-il a.k.a. Yoichi Sai, film director
- Choi Yeon-Sung, professional StarCraft player
- Choe Yeong, military leader of late Goryeo
- Choe Yeong-ui, founder of Kyokushin karate, better known as Masutatsu Oyama
- Choi Yong-kun (1903-1972), high-ranking North Korean official
- Choi Yong-Soo, J-League footballer
- Choi Yong Sul, founder of hapkido
- Choi Yoojin (Joanna), Syracuse Food Critic
- David Choi, a Korean-American singer popular in Youtube
- Gina Choi, Korean-Canadian K-pop singer known as G.NA
- Choi Shin Lee
- Choi Bae Kun, A member of the Lax Dance crew.
- Viсtor Tsoi(Choi), a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino
- Anita Tsoi(Choi), a Russian pop singer
[edit] See also
- Cui Chinese surname.
- Choi
- Tsoi
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Korean family names
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "최 崔 [Choe]" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=147691&contentno=147691. Retrieved 1009-09-18.
- ^ "최세진 崔世珍 [Choe Se-jin]" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=147691&contentno=147691. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
