Kwang

Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used.

For the language, see Kwang language.
Kwang
Hangul
광
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGwang
McCune–ReischauerKwang
IPA/kwaŋ/

Hanja and meaning

There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are:[1]

  1. 光 (빛 광; bit gwang): "light"
  2. 廣 (넓을 광; neolbeul gwang): "wide"
  3. 鑛 (쇳돌 광; soetdol gwang): "ore"
  4. 狂 (미칠 광; michil gwang): "wild"
  5. 侊 (성찬 광; seongchan gwang): "abundant"
  6. 洸 (성낼 광; seongnael gwang): "glitter"
  7. 珖 (옥피리 광; okpiri gwang): "jade piri" (a wind instrument)
  8. 桄 (광랑나무 광; gwangnangnamu gwang): "Arenga pinnata" (a species of sugar palm)[2]
  9. 匡 (바를 광; bareul gwang): "correct"
  10. 曠 (빌 광; bil gwang): "empty"
  11. 壙 (뫼 구덩이 광; moe gudeong-i gwang): "tomb"
  12. 筐 (광주리 광; gwangjuri gwang): "basket"
  13. 胱 (오줌통 광; ojumtong gwang): "urinary bladder"

People

People with the given name Kwang include:

  • Jo Gwang (fl. 48), chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy
  • Yi Gwang (1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general
  • Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official
  • Choe Kwang (1919–1997), North Korean male military leader
  • Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare
  • Jang Gwang (born 1952), South Korean male voice actor
  • Li Gwang (born 1966), North Korean male judo practitioner
  • Li Guang (footballer) (born 1991), Chinese male football player of Korean descent

As name element

Korean given names containing the syllable Kwang include:

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. 박희준 [Park Hee-jun]; 백원기 [Paik Weon-ki] (2014). "한글대장경에 기록된 관속식물의 분포" [The Distribution of Vascular Plants Recorded in the Hangul Tripitaka]. Korean J. Plant Res. 27 (5): 576–587. doi:10.7732/kjpr.2014.27.5.576.
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