Bo-kyung is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "bo" and 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Bo-kyung
Hangul
보경
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationBo-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerPogyŏng

People with this name include:

  • Ha Po-gyong (1906–1996), South Korean dancer
  • Ok So-ri (born Ok Bo-gyeong, 1968), South Korean actress
  • Kim Bo-kyung (actress) (1976–2021), South Korean actress
  • Stephanie Kim (born Kim Bo-kyung, 1987), South Korean singer, member of girl group The Grace
  • Choi Bo-kyung (born 1988), South Korean football player
  • Kim Bo-kyung (born 1989), South Korean football player
  • Lydia Ko (born Ko Bo-kyung, 1997), South Korean-born New Zealand golfer

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.