Eun-kyung
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]
| Pronunciation | /ʊn.kjəŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Eun-kyoung, Eun-kyeong, Eun-kyong, Eun-gyung, Eun-gyoung, Eun-gyeong, Un-kyong, Un-gyong |
| Eun-kyung | |
| Hangul | 은경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eun-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭngyŏng |
| IPA | [ɯnkjʌŋ], [ɯngjʌŋ] |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Kang Eun-kyung (born 1971), South Korean television screenwriter
- Shin Eun-kyung (born 1973), South Korean actress
- Lim Eun-kyung (born 1984), South Korean actress
- Shim Eun-kyung (born 1994), South Korean actress
- Lee Eun-kyung (born 2007) North Korean born South Korean K-pop singer currently named Park Eun-Jung
Field hockey players
- Chung Eun-kyung (born 1965), member of the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Choi Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1971), member of the South Korean team at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Lee Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1972), member of the South Korean team at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
- Park Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1975), member of the South Korean team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
Other sportspeople
- Chang Eun-kyung (1951–1996), South Korean judo practitioner
- Lee Eun-kyung (volleyball) (born 1961), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Eun-kyung (archer) (born 1972), South Korean archer
- Ri Un-gyong (born 1980), North Korean football midfielder
- Choi Eun-kyung (born 1984), South Korean short track speed skater
- Choe Un-gyong (wrestler) (born 1991), North Korean freestyle wrestler
- Kim Eun-kyeong (born 1991), South Korean handball player
- Choe Un-gyong (diver) (born 1994), North Korean diver
See also
References
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "경"
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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