Seung-hyun

Seung-hyun, also spelled Seung-hyeon, or Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung"[1] and 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Seung-hyun was the 10th-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[3]

Seung-hyun
Pronunciation/sʊŋ.hjən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSeung-hyeon, Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon
Seung-hyun
Hangul
승현
Hanja
承炫, 勝賢, 昇賢, and others
Revised RomanizationSeung-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSŭnghyŏn
IPA[sɯŋhjʌn]

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Baek Seung-hyeon (born 1975), South Korean actor
  • Ji Seung-hyun (actor) (born 1981), South Korean actor
  • Stephen Seung-hyun Sohn (born 1986), American male model of Korean descent
  • Choi Seung-hyun (born 1987), stage name T.O.P, South Korean male rapper, member of Big Bang
  • Kang Seung-hyun (born 1987), South Korean female model
  • Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name Seungri, South Korean male singer, former member of Big Bang
  • Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name Lumin, South Korean male singer, member of M.Pire
  • Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male guitarist and singer, member of rock band F.T. Island
  • Goo Seung-hyun (born 2004), South Korean actor
  • Choi Seung-hyun, South Korean film score composer

Sportspeople

Other

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "승"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  3. List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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