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Nam-gi
Hangul
남기
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationNam-gi
McCune–ReischauerNamgi

Nam-gi, also spelled Nam-ki, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are five hanja with the reading "nam" and 68 hanja with the reading "ki" 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:

  • Zhao Nanqi (born 1927; in Korean Cho Nam-gi), Chinese People's Liberation Army general of Korean descent
  • Pak Nam-gi (1934–2010), North Korean official, Director of the Workers' Party of Korea's Planning and Finance Department
  • Namgi Park, South Korean professor of education

See also

References

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