Geum (Korean name)
| Geum | |
| Hangul | 금 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Geum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭm |
Geum (금), also spelled Keum or Kum, is a rare Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Most people bearing this surname belong to the Bonghwa Geum clan.
Family name
[edit]As a family name, Geum may be written with four different hanja. The 2015 South Korean census found that there were 25,472 people with this family name.[1] People with this surname include:
- Geum Bo-ra (born 1961), South Korean actress
- Keum Dong-hyun (born 2003), South Korean singer and dancer, member of boy band EPEX
- Geum Hannah (born 1987), South Korean actress
- Keum Ji-hyeon (born 2000), South Korean sport shooter, Olympic silver medalist
- Geum Kyo-jin (born 1992), South Korean footballer
- Geum Min (born 1962), South Korean politician
- Keum Na-na (born 1983), South Korean author, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Korea 2002
- Keum Sae-rok (born 1992), South Korean actress
- Keum Tae-seop (born 1967), South Korean politician
Given name
[edit]There are 25 hanja with the reading "geum", "keum", or "kum" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2] One of the popular given names containing this syllable is Kum-song (금성), a unisex given name with meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "성씨ㆍ본관별 인구(5인 이상) - 전국". South Korea: Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자 조회". South Korea: The Supreme Court of Korea. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
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