Hyun-kyung
| Hyun-kyung | |
| Hangul | 현경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn'gyŏng |
Hyun-kyung, also spelled Hyun-kyoung or Hyon-gyong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Oh Hyun-kyung (born 1970), South Korean actress
- Ryu Hyun-kyung (born 1983), South Korean actress
- Uhm Hyun-kyung (born 1986), South Korean actress
- Kim Hyun-jong (born 1998), stage name Hyunkyung, South Korean male singer, member of Romeo
Sportspeople
- Yoon Hyun-kyung (born 1986), South Korean team handball player
- Kang Hyun-kyung (born 1995), South Korean track cyclist
- Kim Hyon-gyong (born 1995), North Korean wrestler
Other
- Bae Hyeon-gyeong (fl. 900s), general of the state of Taebong
- Chung Hyun Kyung (born 1950s), South Korean Christian theologian
- So Hyun-kyung (born 1965), South Korean screenwriter
- Mary H.K. Choi (born Choi Hyun-kyung, 1979), South Korean-born American writer
- Hyon Gyon (born Park Hyun-kyoung, 1979), South Korean artist
See also
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.