Yong-ho
For the name spelled Yeong-ho in Revised Romanisation (영호), see Young-ho.
| Yong-ho | |
| Hangul | 용호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 容鎬, 龍浩, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yong-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yongho |
Yong-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "yong" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Additionally, names beginning with the hanja meaning "dragon" (龍) may be pronounced and spelled either as Yong-ho or Ryong-ho.[1] The latter spelling is standard in North Korea and among Koreans in China; see North–South differences in the Korean language.
People with this name include:
- Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906–?), Korean Roman Catholic priest disappeared by North Korea in 1949
- Paek Yong-ho (born 1945), North Korean politician, General Secretary to the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society of North Korea
- Ri Yong-ho (politician) (born 1954), North Korean diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs since May 2016
- Jang Yong-ho (born 1976), South Korean archer
- Park Yong-ho (born 1981), South Korean footballer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 31. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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