Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts (Korean Hangul) 京, 景, 敬, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. KYUNG  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean (gyeong) meaning "capital city", (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Related Names

VariantKyung
Other Languages & CulturesJing(Chinese) Kyo, Kyō, Kyou(Japanese)

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Entry updated April 16, 2019