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 (1735–1816), wife of Crown Prince Sado of the Joseon Dynasty

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People with this name include:

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Sportspeople

Lee Hye-kyung (born 1963), South Korean sport shooter

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, member of Crayon Pop

Cheeze (singer) (born Im Hye-kyung, 1991), South Korean singer, former member of the band Cheeze

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Other

Lee Hye-gyeong (born 1960), South Korean writer

Hai-Kyung Suh (born 1960), South Korean classical pianist

Kim Hye-kyong (born 1968), eldest daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

Ri Hye-kyong (born ), 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

See also

List of Korean given names

Hitomi Soga (born 1959), Japanese victim of North Korean kidnappings, who was given the Korean name Min Hye-gyong while living in the country

References

Korean feminine given names

Feminine given names