Ki-young as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ki-young

What is the meaning of the name Ki-young ?

The baby name Ki-young is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ki.jʌŋ/ (kee-yuhng); RR: Gi-yeong.

Ki-young is Korean in Origin.

Ki-young is a Korean unisex given name composed of the Sino-Korean elements gi (기) and yeong (영). Its meaning depends on the hanja chosen: for gi, options include 起 “rise,” 基 “foundation,” 祈 “pray,” 氣 “vital energy,” 奇/琪/琦 “rare/fine jade”; for yeong, common characters are 永 “eternal,” 英 “heroic/flower,” 榮 “glory,” 瑛 “luster of jade,” 映 “shine.” Typical combinations yield senses like “rising glory,” “steadfast hero,” or “eternal brilliance.”

Used across Korea throughout the 20th century and still current, Ki-young has been borne by filmmakers, writers, and athletes, and has historically skewed slightly male while remaining genuinely gender-neutral. Variants reflect romanization: Gi-yeong (standard Revised Romanization), Giyoung or Ki Young in spacing-optional forms; in McCune–Reischauer it appears as Ki-yŏng. Hangul spelling is 기영. Pronunciation approximates “gee-yung.” Not to be confused with Ki-yong (기용), a different name.

⚙ Ki-young is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 3 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.