Hong-gi, also spelled Hong-ki, Hongkee is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 11 hanja with the reading "hong" 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.[1]

Hong-gi
Hangul
홍기
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHong-gi
McCune–ReischauerHong'gi

People with this name include:

  • Han Hong-ki (1924–1996), South Korean football player
  • Na Hoon-a (born Choi Hong-ki, 1947), South Korean trot singer
  • Shin Hong-gi (born 1968), South Korean football player
  • Lee Hong-gi (born 1990), South Korean singer
  • Justin H. Min (born Justin Hong-Kee Min, 1990), American actor

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.