Seung-yong is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Seung-yong
Hangul
승용
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSeung-yong
McCune–ReischauerSŭngyong

Hanja

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There are 15 hanja with the reading "seung" and 24 hanja with the reading "yong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Additionally, there is one character with the reading "ryong" which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in South Korea.[1] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:

  • (오를 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "rising dragon"
  • (이길 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "victorious dragon"
  • (오를 승, 날랠 용), meaning "rising bravery"

People

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People with this name include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 29. Retrieved 2013-10-17.