Kyung-ho, also spelled Kyong-ho in North Korea, is a Korean masculine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
| Kyung-ho | |
| Hangul | 경호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngho |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- Kim Kyung-ho (born 1971), South Korean rock singer
- Jung Kyung-ho (actor, born 1972), South Korean actor
- Ricky Kim (Kim Kyung-ho, born 1981), American actor
- Jung Kyung-ho (actor, born 1983), South Korean actor
- Smeb (born Song Kyung-ho, 1995), South Korean professional League of Legends player
Sportspeople
edit- Park Kyung-ho (judoka) (born 1963), South Korean judo practitioner
- Chung Kyung-ho (basketball) (born 1970), South Korean basketball player
- Chung Kyung-ho (born 1980), South Korean football striker
- Kwon Kyung-ho (born 1986), South Korean football midfielder
- Jung Kyung-ho (footballer, born 1987), South Korean football midfielder
- Kang Kyung-ho (born 1987), South Korean mixed martial artist
- Min Kyeong-ho (born 1996), South Korean cyclist
- Kim Kyung-ho (archer), South Korean archer who won the 1997 World Archery Championships
Other
edit- Yi Hwang (1501–1570), courtesy name Gyeongho, Joseon Dynasty Confucian scholar
- An Kyong-ho (born 1930), North Korean politician
- Kim Kyong-ho, North Korean politician chosen to represent Chaedong in the 2014 North Korean parliamentary election
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "경호, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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