Kwang Explained

Hangul:	광
Mr:	Kwang
Rr:	Gwang
Koreanipa:	/kwaŋ/

Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.

Hanja and meaning

There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are:^[1]

1. : "light"
   • (variants)
2. : "wide"
   • (variant)
3. : "ore"
4. : "wild"
5. : "abundant"
6. : "glitter"
7. : "jade piri" (a wind instrument)
8. : "Arenga pinnata" (a species of sugar palm)^[2]
9. : "correct"
10. : "empty"
11. : "tomb"
12. : "basket"
13. : "urinary bladder"

People

People with the given name Kwang include:

• Jo Gwang, chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy
• Yi Gwang (general) (1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general
• Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official
• Jeongye Daewongun (1785–1841), personal name Yi Gwang, Joseon Dynasty prince
• Choe Kwang (1919–1997), North Korean male military leader
• Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare
• Jang Gwang (born 1952), South Korean male voice actor
• Li Gwang (born 1966), North Korean male judo practitioner
• Li Guang (footballer) (born 1991), Chinese male football player of Korean descent

People with the nickname or stage name Kwang include:

• Savio Vega (born 1964) or Kwang the Ninja, Puerto Rican professional wrestler

As name element

Korean given names containing the syllable Kwang include:

• Kwang-hee
• Kwang-ho
• Kwang-hoon
• Kwang-hwan
• Kwang-hyok
• Kwang-hyun
• Kwang-jo
• Kwang-min
• Kwang-seok
• Kwang-seon
• Kwang-sik
• Kwang-su

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. South Korea. 7 January 2018. 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.
2. 박희준 [Park Hee-jun]. 백원기 [Paik Weon-ki]. 한글대장경에 기록된 관속식물의 분포. The Distribution of Vascular Plants Recorded in the Hangul Tripitaka. Korean J. Plant Res.. 27. 5. 576–587. 2014. 10.7732/kjpr.2014.27.5.576. free.