Dong-hyuk
| Dong-hyuk | |
| Hangul | 동혁 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 東奕, 東赫, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Dong-hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tonghyŏk |
Dong-hyuk, also spelled Dong-hyeok or Tong-hyok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and nine hanja with the reading "hyuk" 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:
- Entertainers and musicians
- Hwang Dong-hyuk (born 1971), South Korean director
- Jo Dong-hyuk (born 1977), South Korean actor
- Dong-Hyek Lim (born 1984), South Korean pianist
- Sportspeople
- Park Dong-hyuk (born 1979), South Korean football defender
- Jang Dong-hyuk (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Kwon Tong-hyok (born 1985), North Korean sport shooter
- Shin Dong-hyuk (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean football player
- An Dong-hyeok (born 1988), South Korean footballer
- Others
- Shin Dong-hyuk (born 1982), North Korean defector living in South Korea
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Shin Dong-hyuk, in 2001 South Korean television series Hotelier
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.