Byeong-cheol
| Byeong-cheol | |
| Hangul | 병철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏngch'ŏl |
Byung-chul is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in South Korea in 1950.[2]
People with this name include:
- Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987), South Korean businessman, founder of the Samsung Group
- Kim Byoung-chul (born 1949), South Korean engineer, 18th president of Korea University
- Park Byung-chul (born 1954), South Korean former footballer
- Byung-Chul Han (born 1959), South Korean-born German philosophy professor
- Byung Chul Kim (born 1974), South Korean artist
- Choi Byung-chul (born 1981), South Korean foil fencer
- Kim Byong-cheol, South Korean taekwondo practitioner, gold medalist at the 1992 Olympics
- Ri Pyong Chol, North Korean general, member of the Central Military Commission
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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