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Hong-jong홍종
Hong-jong brings together “vast” and “bell.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and has a vast and generous heart.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 洪鍾 | 洪 ‘vast’ + 鍾 ‘bell’ 洪(넓을 홍) + 鍾(쇠북 종) |
| 洪宗 | 洪 ‘vast’ + 宗 ‘ancestral root’ 洪(넓을 홍) + 宗(마루 종) |
| 弘鍾 | 弘 ‘great’ + 鍾 ‘bell’ 弘(클 홍) + 鍾(쇠북 종) |
| 弘宗 | 弘 ‘great’ + 宗 ‘ancestral root’ 弘(클 홍) + 宗(마루 종) |
- Kindness
- Ambition
- Harmony
Who it's given to
Hong-jong is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hong-jong. Say it like hong-jong.
홍ㅎ + ㅗ + ㅇ
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
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