Seong (Korean given name)
Seong (Korean: 성), also spelled Song or Sung, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names.
| Seong | |
| Hangul | 성 |
|---|---|
| RR | Seong |
| MR | Sŏng |
People
People with the monosyllabic given name Seong include:
- Chŏng Sŏng (fl. 11th century), Goryeo military commander
- Jin Xing (김성; Gim Seong; born 1967), Chinese ballet dancer of Korean descent
As name element
Many names starting with this element have been popular names for newborn baby boys in earlier decades, according to South Korean government data:[1][2]
- 1940: Sung-ki (9th place)
- 1950: Sung-soo (3rd place) and Sung-ho (6th place)
- 1960: Sung-ho (1st place) and Sung-soo (7th place)
- 1970: Sung-ho (2nd place), Sung-jin (3rd place), Sung-hoon (5th place), and Sung-min (8th place)
- 1980: Sung-min (2nd place) and Sung-hoon (6th place)
- 1990: Sung-min (3rd place) and Sung-hyun (4th place)
Other names containing beginning with this element include:
Other names ending with this element include:
See also
References
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.