Sang-hyun is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Sang-hyun | |
Hangul | 상현 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Sang-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sanghyŏn |
Notable people with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Um Sang-hyun (born 1971), South Korean voice actor
- Yoon Sang-hyun (born 1973), South Korean actor
- Thunder (singer) (born Park Sang-hyun, 1990), South Korean singer
- Government and politics
- Song Sang-hyun (1551–1595), Joseon Dynasty civil minister and general
- Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), South Korean lawyer
- Sam Yoon (born Yoon Sang-hyun, 1970), South Korean-born American politician
- Sportspeople
- Kim Sang-hyun (boxer) (born 1955), South Korean boxer
- Chung Sang-hyun (born 1963), South Korean field hockey player
- Cho Sang-hyun (born 1976), South Korean basketball player
- Kim Sang-hyeon (baseball) (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
- Park Sang-hyeon (born 1983), South Korean sledge hockey player
- Park Sang-hyun (golfer) (born 1983), South Korean professional golfer
- An Sang-hyun (born 1986), South Korean football player
- Others
- Sang Hyun Lee (born 1938), South Korean-born American theologian
- Lee Sang-hyun (born 1955), South Korean sculptor