Dong-hyun, also spelled Dong-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Dong-hyun has been a popular name for a few decades. In 1980 it was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea, while in 1990 it came in ninth place. In the early 2000s it rose even higher in popularity, but then fell back down again. In 2008, 1,571 South Korean baby boys were given the name "Dong-hyun", making it the tenth-most popular name.
People with this name include:
EntertainersShin Dong-hyun (born 1979), stage name MC Mong, South Korean hip hop artistKim Dong-hyun (born 1989), South Korean singer, lead singer of BoyfriendKim Dong-hyeon (born 1994), stage name Gong Myung, South Korean actor and singer, member of 5urpriseKim Dong-hyeon (born 1998), stage name MC Gree, South Korean rapper and actorFootballersCho Dong-hyun (born 1951), South Korean football player and managerJang Dong-hyun (born 1982), South Korean football forwardKim Dong-hyun (footballer born 1984), South Korean football forwardSeo Dong-hyeon (born 1985), South Korean football forwardYang Dong-hyun (born 1986), South Korean football strikerLee Dong-hyun (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean football forwardHong Dong-hyun (born 1991), South Korean football midfielderDo Dong-hyun (born 1993), South Korean football midfielderOther sportspeopleKim Dong-hyun (born 1981), South Korea mixed martial artistLee Dong-hyun (born 1983), South Korean baseball playerKim Dong-hyun (bobsleigh) (born 1987), South Korean bobsledderJung Dong-hyun (born 1988), South Korean alpine skierIm Dong-hyun (born 1989), South Korean archerShin Dong-hyen (born 1989), South Korean artistic gymnastKim Dong-hyeon (luger) (born 1991), South Korean lugerOtherYun Tong-hyon, North Korean politician, member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea