Bo-young is a Korean female given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "bo" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Bo-young | |
Hangul | 보영 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bo-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Po-yŏng |
People with this name include:
- Lee Bo-young (born 1979), South Korean actress
- Lee Chae-young (born Lee Bo-young, 1986), South Korean actress
- Jeon Yeo-been (born Jeon Bo-young, 1989), South Korean actress
- Park Bo-young (born 1990), South Korean actress
- Jeong Bo-young (born 2003), South Korean tennis player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2024-01-04.