What is "hye-kyung"

Hye-kyung, also spelled Hye-kyong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading " hye" and 54 hanja with the reading " kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People known mononymously by this name include:

• Lady Hyegyeong (d. 1816), wife of Crown Prince Sado of the Joseon Dynasty

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

• Won Hye-kyung (born 1979), South Korean short track speed skater
• Kim Hye-gyong (born 1993), North Korean long-distance runner

Entertainers

• Ahn Hye-kyung ( 안혜경, born 1979), South Korean actress
• Bin Hye-kyeong ( 빈혜경; born 1987), South Korean model
• Kim Hye-gyeong (voice actress) ( 김혜경; born 1987), South Korean voice actress
• Park Hye-kyeong ( 박혜경; born 1991), South Korean singer and member of Crayon Pop

Other

• Lee Hye-gyeong (born 1960), South Korean writer
• Kim Hye-kyong (born 1968), eldest daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
• Lee Hye-kyong (born c. 1970), wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's brother Kim Jong-nam
• Hyekyung "Shelly" Hwang, Korean American businesswoman, co-founder of frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry