Young

  • [ yung ]
  • Korean
Variant transcription of YEONG.

YEONG   female & male   Korean
From Sino-Korean (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", as well as other hanja characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. This name was borne by Jang Yeong-sil (where Jang is the surname), a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.
EQUIVALENTS
CHINESE: Rong
KOREAN: Yeong
MASCULINE FORMS
CHINESE: Yong
VIETNAMESE: Vinh