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Hangul
  
영기

Revised Romanization
  
Yeong-gi

Hanja
  
永基, 榮起, and others

McCune–Reischauer
  
Yŏng'gi

Young-gi, also spelled Young-ki, Young-kee, Yeong-ki, or Yeong-gi, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 68 hanja with the reading "gi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, it was the fourth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940.

People with this name include:

  • An Yong-gi (안영기, born 1929), North Korean spy, one of South Korea's unconverted long-term prisoners
  • Young-Kee Kim (born 1962), South Korean-born American physicist
  • Oh Young-ki (born 1965), South Korean former handball player
  • Min Young-ki (born 1976), South Korean football player
  • Verbal (rapper) (born Ryu Young-gi, 1975), Zainichi Korean rapper, member of hip-hop duo m-flo
  • Jang Yeong-ki (born 1980), South Korean volleyball player
  • Kim Yeong-gi (born 1985), Zainichi Korean footballer

    • References

    Young-gi Wikipedia
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