Eun-kyung
Pronunciation/ʊn.kjəŋ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingEun-kyoung, Eun-kyeong, Eun-kyong, Eun-gyung, Eun-gyoung, Eun-gyeong, Un-kyong, Un-gyong
Eun-kyung
Hangul
은경
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationEun-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerŬngyŏng
IPA[ɯnkjʌŋ], [ɯngjʌŋ]

Eun-kyung, also spelled Eun-kyeong, or Eun-kyong, Eun-gyoung, Un-kyong, Un-gyong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[1] and 74 hanja with the reading "kyung"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 1970, Eun-kyung was the 5th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea, falling to 8th place by 1980.[3]

People with this name include:

Entertainers

Field hockey players

Other sportspeople

See also

References

  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "경"
  3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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