Byung-ho
Byung-ho is a boys' name of Korean origin meaning “bright and great, luminous and vast.” Byung-ho combines 'byung' (bright/luminous) with 'ho' (great/vast/grand) in the Korean hanja naming system.
how do you pronounce Byung-ho?
BYUNG-hoh
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what does Byung-ho mean?
The name Byung-ho means “bright and great, luminous and vast.” It comes from the Korean language tradition.
Byung-ho combines 'byung' (bright/luminous) with 'ho' (great/vast/grand) in the Korean hanja naming system. Korean given names typically consist of two syllables, each carrying distinct meaning, creating a compound aspiration for the child's character and destiny.
where does the name Byung-ho come from?
No source found here gives an etymological breakdown of Byung-ho into its component syllables, so the bright and great, luminous and vast gloss given elsewhere is not confirmed by anything found in these sources. Wikipedia does record that it is also spelled Byong-ho or Pyong-ho.
the history of Byung-ho
Per Wikipedia and South Korean government data, Byung-ho was the third-most popular name given to baby boys in South Korea in 1940.
what are the nicknames and variants of Byung-ho?
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Byung-ho?
- Park Byung-ho (Korean baseball star who played in MLB)
what names are similar to Byung-ho?
what names go well with Byung-ho?
Sibling names that share Byung-ho's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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