Do-hyun explained

Hangul:	도현
Hanja:	, and others
Rr:	Dohyeon
Mr:	Tohyŏn

Do-hyun, also spelled Do-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "do" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[1] Do-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2008, fell out of the top ten in 2009, and returned to tenth place in 2011.^{[2] [3] [4]}

People with this name include:

• Ahn Do-hyun (born 1961), South Korean poet, winner of the 1999 Sowol Poetry Prize
• Yoon Do-hyun (born 1972), South Korean rock singer, lead vocalist of YB
• Kim Do-hyun (born 1994), South Korean footballer
• Oh Do-hyun (born 1994), South Korean football defender
• Lee Do-hyun (born 1995), South Korean actor
• Pine (gamer) (born Kim Do-hyeon, 1997), South Korean professional Overwatch player
• Kim Do-hyeon, South Korean dancer, silver medalist in dancesport at the 2010 Asian Games
• Im Do-hyun, South Korean judo practitioner, represented South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Seoul. 1 March 2016.
2. News: 너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130101822/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm. 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui]. Hankook Ilbo. 2009-01-28. 2012-10-27. 2009-01-30.
3. News: 남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아 . Law Times . 2010-01-20 . 2011-09-19 . 2012-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426085405/http://www.lawtimes.co.kr/LawNews/News/NewsContents.aspx?serial=50907 . dead .
4. Web site: http://www.johnsonsbaby.co.kr/babycenter/article/article_view.asp?CateNo=6&TopicNo=77&ArticleNo=819. ko:2011년 인기 이름 리포트. Johnson's Baby Center. 2013-10-22. Korean. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061117/http://www.johnsonsbaby.co.kr/babycenter/article/article_view.asp?CateNo=6&TopicNo=77&ArticleNo=819. 2013-10-23.