Hye-young
| Hye-young | |
| Hangul | 혜영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 惠英, 慧英, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hye-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyeyŏng |
Hye-young, also spelled Hye-yeong or Hye-yong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1962), South Korean actress
- Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971), South Korean actress
- Jung Hye-young (born 1973), South Korean actress
- Ryu Hye-young (born 1991), a South Korean actress
- Sportspeople
- Hwang Hye-young (born 1966), South Korean badminton player
- Yoon Hye-young (born 1977), South Korean archer and Olympic champion
- Son Hye-yong (born 1980), North Korean archer
- Byun Hye-young (born 1983), South Korean swimmer
- Kim Hye-yeong (born 1995), South Korean football player
- Others
- Pyun Hye-young (born 1972), South Korean writer
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Artist Hye-young, in 2006 South Korean film Daisy
- Ahn Hye-young, in 2014 South Korean television series The Idle Mermaid
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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