|
Young, also romanised Yeong or Yŏng, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable unisex Korean given name, and as a common element in two-syllable given names. It has different meanings depending on which hanja is used to write it. ==Family name== As a Korean family name, Young can be written with three different hanja, indicating different lineages. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, a total of 259 people had these family names. * (길 영 ''gil yeong'', meaning "eternal"): 132 people and 40 households. Reported ''bon-gwan'' (clan hometowns) included Gangnyeong, Gyeongju, and Pyeonghae.〔 This family name was known in historical records, but had not been believed to have survived into the modern era until a 1930 survey by the Japanese colonial administration found one family with this name living in Seoul.〔. The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: 〕 * (영화 영 ''yeonghwa yeong'', meaning "flourishing"): 86 people and 20 households. There was one reported ''bon-gwan'', Yeongcheon, and two people whose ''bon-gwan'' was not recorded.〔 This character is also used to write a Chinese family name pronounced Róng. * (그림자 영 ''geurimja yeong'', meaning "shadow" or "reflection"): 41 people and 15 households. There was one reported ''bon-gwan'', Seoncheon, and one person whose ''bon-gwan'' was not recorded.〔 Seoncheon is located it what is now North Korean territory; one person with this family name who had come from North Korea and was living in Seoul stated that there had previously been many more people with that family name living near Seoncheon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Young (Korean name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|