Jong-yul

Jong-yul, also spelled Jong-yeol, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" and six hanja with the reading "yul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Jong-yul was the tenth-most popular name for newborn boys in 1940, according to South Korean government data.[2]

Jong-yul
Hangul
종열
Revised RomanizationJong-yeol
McCune–ReischauerChongyŏl

People with this name include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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