In (Korean name)
In is an uncommon Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
As a family name, In may be written with one hanja, meaning "mark" or "seal". It has two bon-gwan: Kyodong, which is an island in Incheon and Yonan, North Korea. The 2000 South Korean census found 20,635 people with this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 86.9% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as In in their passports. Alternative spellings included Yin and Ihn.People with this family name include:
- In Jae-keun, South Korean democracy activist
- Ihn Yo-han, American-South Korean physician and politician
- In Chang-soo, South Korean-Argentinian footballer and coach
- In Gyo-jin, South Korean actor
- In Joon-yeon, South Korean footballer
- In Kyo-don, South Korean taekwondo practitioner
- Inn Hyo-ri, South Korean singer, member of girl group Mimiirose
Given name
There are 29 hanja with the reading "in" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are listed in the table at right.People with the single-syllable given name In include:
- Song In, Goryeo dynasty male civil official
- Hwangbo In, Joseon dynasty male civil official
- Kim In, South Korean male Go player
- Lee In (volleyball), South Korean male volleyball player
- Lee In (actor), South Korean male actor
- Cui Ren, Chinese football player of Korean descent
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