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Hangul
  
승용

Revised Romanization
  
Seung-yong

Hanja
  
昇龍, 勝龍, 昇勇, and others

McCune–Reischauer
  
Sŭng'yong

Seung-yong is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

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Hanja

There are 15 hanja with the reading "seung" and 24 hanja with the reading "yong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Additionally, there is one character with the reading "ryong" which may also be written and pronounced "yong" in South Korea. Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:

  • 昇龍 (오를 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "rising dragon"
  • 勝龍 (이길 승, 용 용), also spelled Seung-ryong, meaning "victorious dragon"
  • 昇勇 (오를 승, 날랠 용), meaning "rising bravery"

    • People

    People with this name include:

  • Nam Sung-yong (1912–2001), Korean male marathon runner of the Japanese colonial period
  • Lee Seung-yong (born 1970), South Korean male fencer
  • Choi Seung-yong (born 1980), South Korean female speed skater
  • Kim Seung-yong (born 1985), South Korean male footballer
  • Jung Seung-yong (born 1991), South Korean male footballer

    • References

    Seung-yong Wikipedia
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