What is "yeongnam"

Yeongnam ( Hangul: 영남, literally "south of the passes") is the name of a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea.

The region includes the modern-day provinces of North and South Gyeongsang and the self-governing cities of Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan. The regional name is used (with a slightly different spelling) as the name of Yeungnam University.

Yeongnam or Ryŏngnam is a region of Korea, whose name literally means "south of the passes".

Yeongnam may also refer to:

• Young-nam, a Korean masculine given name
• Yeungnam High School, a school established in 1935 in Daegu, South Korea
• Yeungnam University, a private research university
• Youngnam Theological University and Seminary