Kwang-hyok

Kwang-hyok, also spelled Gwang-hyeok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and nine hanja with the reading "hyok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Kwang-hyok
Chosŏn'gŭl
광혁
Hancha
, , and others
Revised RomanizationGwang-hyeok
McCune–ReischauerKwang'hyŏk

People with this name include:

  • Kim Kwang-hyok (born 1985), North Korean football player
  • Choi Kwang-hyouk (born 1986/1987), North Korean-born South Korean sledge hockey player
  • Ri Kwang-hyok (born 1987), North Korean football player
  • Kim Kwang-hyok (athlete) (born 1988), North Korean long distance runner
  • Lee Gwang-hyeok (born 1995), South Korean football midfielder (K-League)

See also

References

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