Sung-hoon (name)

For the Korean name spelled 승훈, see Seung-hoon.
Sung-hoon
Hangul 성훈
Hanja , , , and others
Revised Romanization Seong-hun
McCune–Reischauer Sŏng-hun

Sung-hoon, also spelled Seong-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2] One common pair of hanja used to write this name () can also be read as a Japanese name Yoshihiro.[3] People with this name include:

Entertainers and musicians
Footballers
Other sportspeople

See also

References

  1. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  3. Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.