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Myeong-gyu명규
Myeong-gyu brings together “bright” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star and lives a bright and clear life.
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 |
|---|---|
| 明奎 | 明 ‘bright’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 明(밝을 명) + 奎(별 규) |
| 明圭 | 明 ‘bright’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 明(밝을 명) + 圭(서옥 규) |
- Light
- Honesty
Who it's given to
Myeong-gyu is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Myeong-gyu. Say it like myung-gyoo.
명ㅁ + ㅕ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ
Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.
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