Do-yeong, Do-young, or Do-yong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "Do" and 34 hanja with the reading "Yeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Do-yeong
Hangul
도영
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationDo-yeong
McCune–ReischauerToyŏng

People with this name include:

  • Chang Do-yong (1923–2012), South Korean politician
  • Park Do-yeong (born 1993), South Korean speed skater
  • Seo Do-young (born 1981), South Korean actor
  • Song Do-yeong (born 1951), South Korean voice actress
  • Yoon Do-young (born 2006), South Korean football player
  • Doyoung (born Kim Dong-young, 1996), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT
  • Kang Full (born Kang Do-young, 1974), South Korean webtoon artist

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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 February 19, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2020.