Dong-hyun


Dong-hyun, also spelled Dong-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. It has been a popular name for a few decades. In 1980, Dong-hyun was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea, while in 1990 it came in ninth place. In the early 2000s it rose even higher in popularity, but then fell back down again. In 2008, 1,571 South Korean baby boys were given the name "Dong-hyun", making it the tenth-most popular name.

Hanja

The meaning of the name Dong-hyun differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are eight hanja with the reading "dong" and seven hanja with the reading "hyun" among the Basic Hanja for educational use, and another 25 with the reading "dong" and 36 with the reading "hyun" in the Table of Hanja for Personal Name Use as of December 2018.
People with this name include:

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