What is "dong-hyun"

Dong-hyun, also spelled Dong-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Dong-hyun has been a popular name for a few decades. In 1980 it 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.

People with this name include:

Entertainers

• Shin Dong-hyun (born 1979), stage name MC Mong, South Korean hip hop artist
• Kim Dong-hyun (born 1989), South Korean singer, lead singer of Boyfriend
• Kim Dong-hyeon (born 1994), stage name Gong Myung, South Korean actor and singer, member of 5urprise
• Kim Dong-hyeon (born 1998), stage name MC Gree, South Korean rapper and actor

Footballers

• Cho Dong-hyun (born 1951), South Korean football player and manager
• Jang Dong-hyun (born 1982), South Korean football forward
• Kim Dong-hyun (footballer born 1984), South Korean football forward
• Seo Dong-hyeon (born 1985), South Korean football forward
• Yang Dong-hyun (born 1986), South Korean football striker
• Lee Dong-hyun (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean football forward
• Hong Dong-hyun (born 1991), South Korean football midfielder
• Do Dong-hyun (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder

Other sportspeople

• Kim Dong-hyun (born 1981), South Korea mixed martial artist
• Lee Dong-hyun (born 1983), South Korean baseball player
• Kim Dong-hyun (bobsleigh) (born 1987), South Korean bobsledder
• Jung Dong-hyun (born 1988), South Korean alpine skier
• Im Dong-hyun (born 1989), South Korean archer
• Shin Dong-hyen (born 1989), South Korean artistic gymnast
• Kim Dong-hyeon (luger) (born 1991), South Korean luger

Other

• Yun Tong-hyon, North Korean politician, member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea