Do-hyun

Do-hyun, also spelled Do-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "do" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Do-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2008, fell out of the top ten in 2009, and returned to tenth place in 2011.[2][3][4]

Do-hyun
Hangul
도현
Hanja
, and others
Revised RomanizationDohyeon
McCune–ReischauerTohyŏn

People with this name include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui] (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  3. "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  4. 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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