Myung-hwa

Hangul|

Hanja|

明花 and others

Revised Romanization| Myeong-hwa
McCune–Reischauer| Myŏnghwa

Myung-hwa, also spelled Myong-hwa in North Korea, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

## Hanja

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There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Hanja with which this name may be written include:

* 明花 (밝을 명; balgeul myeong, 꽃 화; kkot hwa), meaning "bright flower". The same hanja can also be read as various Japanese given names, including Sayaka and Asuka.[2]

## People

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People with this name include:

* Myung-wha Chung (born 1944), South Korean cellist
* Kim Myong-hwa (born 1967, North Korean sport shooter, competed in the women's skeet event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Lee Myung-hwa (born 1973), South Korean football forward
* Jon Myong-hwa (born 1993), North Korean football midfielder, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
* An Myong-hwa, North Korean gymnast, competed in Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around
* Choe Myong-hwa, North Korean diver, competed in Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform

## See also

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* List of Korean given names

## References

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1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
2. ^ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.

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