Bo-kyung
| Bo-kyung | |
| Hangul | 보경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 甫炅, 寶璟, 寶京, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Bo-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pogyŏng |
Bo-kyung is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "bo" and 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Kim Bo-kyong, one of the rebel leaders from Cheonan executed during the Donghak Peasant Revolution
- Yi Kwang-su (courtesy name Bogyeong, 1892–1950), Korean writer and independence activist
- Ha Po-gyong (1906–1996), South Korean dancer
- Ok So-ri (born Ok Bo-gyeong, 1968), South Korean actress
- Kim Bo-kyung (actress) (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Stephanie (South Korean singer) (born Kim Bo-kyung, 1987), South Korean female singer, member of The Grace
- Choi Bo-kyung (born 1988), South Korean male footballer
- Kim Bo-kyung (born 1989), South Korean male footballer
- Lydia Ko (Korean name Ko Bo-kyung, born 1997), South Korean-born New Zealand female golfer
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Yoon Bo-kyung, female character in 2012 South Korean television series Moon Embracing the Sun
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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