Kyung-lim, also spelled Kyung-rim or Kyung-nim, is a Korean unisex given name.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and nine hanja with the reading "lim" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
Kyung-lim | |
Hangul | 경림 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gyeongnim |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngnim |
People with this name include:
- Prince Gyeongnim (1534–1602), Joseon Dynasty official and nobleman
- Shin Kyeong-nim (born 1936), South Korean writer
- Shin Gyeong-rim (politician) (신경림, born 1954), South Korean politician with the Saenuri Party
- Park Kyung-lim (born 1979), South Korean entertainer and comedian
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "경림, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.