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Hyuk
Hangul
Hanja

Various: *: "leather" *: "radiant" *: "abundant" *: "flames" *: "quiet" *: "scare"

Revised RomanizationHyeok
McCune–ReischauerHyŏk

Hyuk, also spelled Hyok or Hyeok, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are nine hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right.[1]

People with this name include:

  • An Hyuk (born 1968), North Korean defector who escaped from the Yodok concentration camp
  • Kim Hyuk (born 1972), South Korean judo practitioner
  • Jang Hyuk (born 1976), South Korean actor
  • Kwon Hyuk (born 1983), South Korean baseball player
  • Kim Hyuk (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean football player
  • Hyuk Shin (born 1985), South Korean-born American music producer
  • Jeong Hyuk (born 1986), South Korean football player

Given names containing this element include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 4. Retrieved 2013-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)