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For the Korean masculine given name spelled 동근 in hangul, see Dong-geun.
Dong-gun
Hangul
동건
Hanja
東健 ("strength of the East") and others
Revised RomanizationDong-geon
McCune–ReischauerTong'gŏn

Dong-gun, also spelled Dong-geon, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 15 hanja with the reading "gun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Jang Dong-gun (born 1972), South Korean actor
  • Lee Dong-gun (born 1980), South Korean actor
  • Cho Dong-geon (born 1986), South Korean football forward (K League Classic)
  • No Dong-geon (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper (K League Classic)
  • Song Dong-geon (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of TOO

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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