| Pronunciation | /sʊŋ.hjən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Seung-hyeon, Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon |
| Seung-hyun | |
| Hangul | 승현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seung-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭnghyŏn |
| IPA | [sɯŋhjʌn] |
Seung-hyun, also spelled Seung-hyeon, or Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung"[1] and 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Seung-hyun was the 10th-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[3]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Baek Seung-hyeon (born 1975), South Korean actor
- Ji Seung-hyun (actor) (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Stephen Seung-hyun Sohn (born 1986), American model of Korean descent
- Choi Seung-hyun (born 1987), stage name T.O.P, South Korean male rapper, member of Big Bang
- Kang Seung-hyun (born 1987), South Korean female model
- Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name Seungri, South Korean male singer, former member of Big Bang
- Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male guitarist and singer, member of rock band F.T. Island
- Goo Seung-hyun (born 2004), South Korean actor
- Choi Seung-hyun, South Korean film score composer
Sportspeople
- Ji Seung-hyun (handballer) (born 1979), South Korean male handball player
- Kim Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean male football midfielder and forward
- You Seung-hun (born 1983), South Korean male swimmer
- Lee Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean male football winger
- Yoon Seung-hyeon (born 1988), South Korean male football winger
- Lee Seoung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male basketball player
- Yun Seung-hyun (born 1994), South Korean high jumper
- Hong Seung-hyun (born 1996), South Korean male football forward
Other
- Park Seung-hyun (born 1984), South Korean male Go player
See also
References
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