Seung-yeon

Seung-yeon
Pronunciation/sʊŋ.jən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSeung-yun, Seung-yon, Sung-yeon, Sung-yon
Seung-yeon
Hangul
승연
Hanja
昇淵, 承然, 昇姸, and others
Revised RomanizationSeung-yeon
McCune–ReischauerSŭngyŏn
IPA[sɯŋjʌn]

Seung-yeon, also spelled Seung-yun, or Seung-yon, Sung-yeon, Sung-yon, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung"[1] and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People

People with this name include:

  • Kim Seung-yeon (born 1952), South Korean businessman
  • Choi Seung-youn (born 1964), South Korean female speed skater
  • Lee Seung-yeon (born 1968), South Korean actress
  • Lee Seung-yeon (born 1977), South Korean actress
  • Woo Seung-yeon (1983–2009), South Korean model and actress
  • Han Seung-yeon (born 1988), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Kara
  • Hong Seung-yeon (born 1992), South Korean female tennis player
  • Gong Seung-yeon (born Yoo Seung-yeon, 1993), South Korean actress
  • Son Seung-yeon (born 1993), South Korean female singer
  • Cho Seung-youn (born 1996), South Korean singer, member of boy groups Uniq and X1

See also

References

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "승"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
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