Uiryeong Nam clan
Uiryeong Nam clan (Korean: 의령 남씨; Hanja: 宜寧 南氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province. According to research from 2015, the number of people in Uiryeong Nam clan was 162729. Their founder was Nam Min. Before he became naturalized, he was dispatched to Japan as an envoy. However, on his way back to Korea, he had a shipwreck because of a typhoon. He was granted his new surname (i.e. clan name) Nam (hanja: 南氏) by Gyeongdeok of Silla because he was from Runan County (hanja: 汝南), China.[1][2]
| Uiryeong Nam clan | |
|---|---|
| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Uiryeong County |
| Founder | Nam Min |
| Connected members | Nam Gon Nam Duck-woo Nam Kyung-pil Nam Hyun-hee Eric Nam Nam Tae-hee |
| Website | http://www.euiryungnam.kr/xe/ |
See also
References
- Academy of Korean Studies 의령 남씨 宜寧南氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- JIN Guanglin (2014). A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia Vol.5 Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)p19
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