Hyun (Korean name)
| Hyun | |
| Hangul | 현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn |
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon, Hyon, or Hyoun, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an popular element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
As a family name
The family name Hyun is written with only one hanja (玄). The 2000 South Korean Census found 81,807 people with this family name.[1] They trace their origins to three bon-gwan. One of these, Anju, South Pyongan, is located in what is today North Korea. The other two, Seongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, are both located in what is today South Korea.[2]
People with the family name Hyun include:
- Hyon Chol-hae (born 1934), North Korean general
- Hyun In-taek (born 1954), South Korean politician
- Hyun Jae-Hyun (born 1949), South Korean businessman
- Hyun Jae-myung (1902–1960), South Korean composer
- Hyun Jyu-ni (born 1985), South Korean actress
- Hyon Song-wol (1983–2013?), North Korean pop singer allegedly executed by Kim Jong-un
- Hyun Woo-sung (born 1979), South Korean actor
- Hyun Young-Min (born 1979), South Korean football player
In given names
There are 35 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; some common ones are listed in the table above.[3]
Many names containing this syllable have been popular for newborn children in South Korea, for newborn girls in the 1950s through the 1990s, and for newborn boys from the 1980s up through the 2010s:[4]
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Other given names with this syllable include:
People with the single-syllable given name Hyun include:
- Joo Hyun (born 1941), South Korean actor
- Kim Hyun (born 1993), South Korean footballer
- Park Hyun (born 1988), South Korean footballer
- Yoo Hyun (born 1984), South Korean football player
- Yoon Hyun (born 1966), South Korean judo practitioner
See also
References
- ^ "성씨인구분포데이터 (Surname population and distribution data)". South Korea: National Statistics Office. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "한국성씨일람". Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ a b c d 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "2011년 인기 이름 리포트" (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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