Young (Korean name) explained

Young
Meaning:Different depending on Hanja
Origin:Korean
Alternative Spelling:Yeong, Yong, Yung
Hangul:영
Hanja:,,,,, and others
Rr:Yeong
Mr:Yŏng
Koreanipa:[jʌŋ]

Young, also spelled Yeong, Yong, or Yung, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 43 hanja with the reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names, as well as 28 with the reading and six with the reading .

Family name

As a Korean family name, Young can be written with three different hanja, indicating different lineages. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, a total of 259 people had these family names.[1]

Given name

Hanja and meaning

Article 44 of South Korea's gives the Supreme Court the power to define the list of hanja permitted for use in given names. Under the Supreme Court's regulations, that list consists of the Basic Hanja for educational use and a list of additional hanja permitted for use in given names. There are nine basic hanja for educational use with the reading, as well as five with the reading and one with the reading which may be pronounced as according to the rule of Korean phonology, among which three have additional approved variant forms[4]

  1. (Korean: [[:wikt:길#Etymology 6|길]] 영): 'eternal'
  2. (Korean: 꽃부리 영): 'flower petals'
    • (Korean: [[:wikt:뛰어나다|뛰어날]] 영): 'outstanding'
  3. (Korean: [[:wikt:맞다|맞을]] 영): 'welcome'
  4. (Korean: [[:wikt:영화#榮華|영화]] 영): 'flourishing'
    • (variants)
  5. (Korean: [[:wikt:헤엄치다|헤엄칠]] 영): 'swim'
  6. (Korean: [[:wikt:읊다|읊을]] 영): 'recite poetry'
  7. (Korean: {{linktext|경영): 'manage'
  8. (Korean: {{linktext|그림자): 'shadow", "reflection'
  9. (Korean: [[:wikt:비치다|비칠]] 영): 'shine'
    • (Korean: [[:wikt:희미하다|희미할]] 앙): 'indistinct'
    • (variant)
  10. (Korean: 하여금 령): 'to force'
  11. (Korean: [[:wikt:거느리다|거느릴]] 령): 'to lead'
  12. (Korean: {{linktext|고개): 'mountain pass'
    • (variants)
  13. (Korean: [[:wikt:떨어지다|떨어질]] 령): 'to fall' (e.g. of rain)
  14. (Korean: [[:wikt:신령#神靈|신령]] 령): 'spirit'
  15. (Korean: [[:wikt:편안하다|편안할]] 녕): 'comfortable'
    • (variant)

While, the list of additional hanja permitted for use in given names contains 34 hanja with the reading (including two which are variant forms of another in the same list), 28 hanja with the reading (with one permitted variant form, and two which are variant forms of one in the list of Basic Hanja for educational use), and five hanja with the reading :[4]

  1. (Korean: 물 [[:wikt:맑다|맑을]] 영): 'clear water'
  2. (Korean: [[:wikt:빛나다|빛날]] 영): 'shine'
  3. (Korean: 옥빛 영): 'shining jade'
  4. (Korean: [[:wikt:밝다|밝을]] 영): 'lustrous'
  5. (Korean: 물 졸졸 [[:wikt:흐르다|흐를]] 영): 'bubbling'
    • (variants)
  6. (Korean: [[:wikt:차다|찰]] 영): 'full'
  7. (Korean: {{linktext|기둥): 'pillar'
  8. (Korean: {{linktext|방울 |소리): 'bell sound'
  9. (Korean: {{linktext|어린아이): 'baby'
  10. (Korean: {{linktext|이삭): 'grain'
  11. (Korean: 옥돌 영): 'gemstone'
  12. (Korean: [[:wikt:읊다|읊을]] 영): 'recite poetry'
  13. (Korean: {{linktext|무덤): 'tomb'
  14. (Korean: [[:wikt:가파르다|가파를]] 영): 'steep'
  15. (Korean: {{linktext|강 |이름): Ying River in Anhui, China
  16. (Korean: {{linktext|바다): 'sea'
  17. (Korean: 갓끈 영): 'chinstrap'
  18. (Korean: {{linktext|진눈깨비): 'sleet'
  19. (Korean: [[:wikt:차다|찰]] 영): 'to have a surplus'
  20. (Korean: 호위할 영): 'protect'
  21. (Korean: [[:wikt:영원#Etymology 2|영원]] 영): a species of Asiatic salamander
  22. (Korean: {{linktext|달빛): 'moonlight'
  23. (Korean: [[:wikt:거치다|거침]]{{linktext|없이): 'flow smoothly'
  24. (Korean: {{linktext|똑바로): 'look ahead'
  25. (Korean: {{linktext|나무 |이름): a species of tree
  26. (Korean: 혹 영): 'goitre'
  27. (Korean: 풍류 이름 영): name of a style of music
  28. (Korean: {{linktext|물속 |돌): 'underwater rock'
  29. (Korean: [[wikt:얽다|얽힐]] 영): 'to be tied up'
  30. (Korean: [[:wikt:남다|남을]] 영): 'to win'
  31. (Korean: {{linktext|초|나라 |서울): 'Ying' (capital of the state of Chu)
  32. (Korean: [[:wikt:크다|클]] 영): 'large'
  33. (Korean: [[:wikt:영리하다|영리할]] 령): 'clever'
  34. (Korean: {{linktext|옥 |소리): 'sound of jade'
  35. (Korean: [[:wikt:슬기롭다|슬기로울]] 령): 'clever'
  36. (Korean: {{linktext|햇빛): 'sunshine'
  37. (Korean: {{linktext|방울): 'bell'
  38. (Korean: {{linktext|나이): 'age'
  39. (Korean: [[:wikt:영리하다|영리할]] 령): 'clever'
  40. (Korean: [[:wikt:獄|옥]] 령): 'prison'
  41. (Korean: 멍석 령): 'bamboo screen'
  42. (Korean: [[:wikt:영양#Etymology 2|영양]] 령): 'antelope'
  43. (Korean: [[:wikt:깃#Etymology 2|깃]] 령): 'wings'
  44. (Korean: [[:wikt:듣다|들을]] 령): 'to listen'
  45. (Korean: [[:wikt:쾌하다|쾌할]] 령): 'to rejoice'

'cool and refreshing'

'wake' (of a boat)

  1. (Korean: [[:wikt:속삭이다|속삭일]] 령): 'to whisper'
  2. (Korean: [[:wikt:헤어지다|헤어질]] 령): 'separate'
  3. (Korean: {{linktext|격자|창): 'window'
  4. (Korean: {{linktext|소금): 'salt'
  5. (Korean: {{linktext|벼 |처음): 'freshly-cooked rice'
  6. (Korean: 도꼬마리 령): 'cocklebur'
  7. (Korean: {{linktext|잠자리): 'dragonfly'
  8. (Korean: 냥 {{linktext|수레): 'wheel'
  9. (Korean: {{linktext|할미새): 'wagtail'
  10. (Korean: {{linktext|달빛): 'bright moonlight'
  11. (Korean: [[:wikt:모질다|모질]] 녕): 'fierce'
  12. (Korean: [[:wikt:아첨하다|아첨할]] 녕): 'to flatter'
  13. (Korean: [[:wikt:괴롭다|괴로워]]할 녕): 'suffering'
  14. (Korean: [[:wikt:간곡하다|간곡할]] 녕): 'earnest'
  15. (Korean: 진창 녕): 'mud'

People

Koreans with the single-syllable given name Young include:

As name element

Names containing this element were popular for newborn boys in South Korea from the 1940s through the late 1960s.[5] Korean names which begin with this element include:

Korean names which end with this element include:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구. Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals. Korean Statistical Information Service. 23 October 2015.
  2. Web site: 성씨유래검색: 영(永). Jokbo Museum. Daejeon. 27 October 2015. none. . The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: Book: 김진우. ko:한국인 의 역사. The History of Koreans. 春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]. 2009. 502157619.
  3. Web site: 성씨유래검색: 영(影). Jokbo Museum. Daejeon. 27 October 2015.
  4. 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙. Regulations on Registration of Family Relations. 3062. 30 June 2022. Regulation. ko. In general, hanja can only be used for hangul corresponding to their exact pronunciation, but as stated in Footnote 1 of Schedule 1, "However, hanja with the initial sound 'n' or 'r' may be used for no consonant onset or 'n' depending on how they sound." (Korean: "그러나 첫소리(初聲)가 'ㄴ' 또는 'ㄹ'인 한자는 각각 소리나는 바에 따라 'ㅇ' 또는 'ㄴ'으로 사용할 수 있다.")
  5. News: 너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야. 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui]. You're also Min-jun ... Oh! Another Seo-yeon?. Hankook Ilbo. 28 January 2009. 27 October 2015.

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