Seung-hyun
| Seung-hyun | |
| Hangul | 승현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 承鉉, 承炫, 勝鉉, 勝賢, 升炫, 昇賢, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Seung-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭnghyŏn |
Seung-hyun, also spelled Seung-hyeon, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. It was the tenth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "seung" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Stephen Seung-hyun Sohn (born 1986), American male model of Korean descent
- Choi Seung-hyun (born 1987), stage name T.O.P, South Korean male rapper
- Kang Seung-hyun (born 1987), South Korean female model
- Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name Seungri, South Korean male singer
- Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), guitarist, vocalist, and rapper in South Korean rock band F.T. Island
- Goo Seung-hyun (born 2004), South Korean actor
- Choi Seung-hyun, South Korean film score composer
- Sportspeople
- Ji Seung-hyun (born 1979), South Korean male handball player
- Kim Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean male football player
- You Seung-hun (born 1983), South Korean male swimmer
- Lee Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean male football player
- Yoon Seung-hyeon (born 1988), South Korean male football player
- Other
- Park Seunghyun (born 1984), South Korean male Go player
See also
References
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.