Sang-hoon, also spelled Sang-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the ninth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1960 and 1970.[1] Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
| Sang-hoon | |
| Hangul | 상훈 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sang-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sang-hun |
Hanja
editThere are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2] Examples of ways this name may be written in hanja include:
- 尚勳 (오히려 상; ohiryeo sang; lit. "yet", "still"; 공 훈; gong hun; lit. "meritorious")
- 相勳 (서로 상; seoro sang; lit. "mutually"; 공 훈; gong hun; lit. "meritorious")
- 相訓 (서로 상; seoro sang; lit. "mutually"; 가르칠 훈; garuchil hun; lit. "to teach")
- 湘勳 (강 이름 상; gang ireum sang; lit. "Xiang River" (in China); 공 훈; gong hun; lit. "meritorious")
People
editPeople with this name include:
Sportspeople
edit- Lee Sang-hun (athlete) (born 1938), South Korean long distance runner
- Lee Sang-hoon (baseball) (born 1971), South Korean baseball pitcher
- Kim Sang-hoon (born 1973), South Korean football coach and former defender (K League 1)
- Han Sang-hun (born 1980), South Korean baseball infielder
- Han Sang-hoon (born 1984), South Korean badminton player
- Yu Sang-hun (born 1985), South Korean football goalkeeper (K League 1)
- Jeon Sang-hoon (born 1989), South Korean football full back (K League 2)
- Ma Sang-hoon (born 1993), South Korean football defender (Thai League 2)
- Park Sang-hoon (born 1993), South Korean cyclist
Fictional
edit- Han Sang-hoon from 2016 television series W (TV series)
Others
edit- Kwak Sang-hoon (1896–1980), South Korean politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea in 1960
- Lee Sang-hoon (general) (born 1958), South Korean general, commandant of the Marine Corps (2015–2017)
- Maeng Sang-hoon (born 1960), South Korean actor
- Choe Sang-hun (born 1962), South Korean journalist
- Jung Sang-hoon (born 1978), South Korean actor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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