Yeong-ok
Yeong-ok, also spelled Young-ok or Yong-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "yeong" and five hanja with the reading "ok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Yeong-ok | |
| Hangul | 영옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏng'ok |
| IPA | /jʌŋok/ |
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Kim Young-ok (speed skater) (born 1962), South Korean female speed skater
- Kim Yong-ok (weightlifter) (born 1976), North Korean female weightlifter
- Kim Yeong-ok (born 1974), South Korean female basketball player
- Jong Yong-ok (born 1981), North Korean female long distance runner
- Hong Yong-ok (born 1986), North Korean female weightlifter
- Pak Yong-ok (fl. 1976–1980), North Korean female table tennis player
Other
- Young-Oak Kim (1919–2005), Korean-born American male soldier
- Kim Young-ok (actress) (born 1937), South Korean actress
- Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok, 1949), South Korean actress known for her role in Country Diaries
- Shin Youngok (born 1961), South Korean female lyric coloratura soprano
- Young Kim (born Kim Young-ok, 1962), South Korean-born American female politician
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See also
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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