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The baby name Sung-kyu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean: 성규 (RR: Seong-gyu). IPA: /sʌŋ.ɡju/. Common romanizations: Sung-kyu, Seong-gyu..

Sung-kyu is Korean in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: Korean: 성규 (RR: Seong-gyu). IPA: /sʌŋ.ɡju/. Common romanizations: Sung-kyu, Seong-gyu.

What is the meaning of the name Sung-kyu ?

The baby name Sung-kyu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean: 성규 (RR: Seong-gyu). IPA: /sʌŋ.ɡju/. Common romanizations: Sung-kyu, Seong-gyu..

Sung-kyu is Korean in Origin.

Sung-kyu is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino‑Korean elements whose hanja decide the meaning. For Sung (성), common characters include 成 “accomplish,” 聖 “sage/holy,” and 星 “star”; for Kyu (규), 圭 “jade tablet,” 奎 “astral mansion,” and 規 “rule/pattern” are frequent. Combinations like 成圭 (“accomplished jade”), 聖圭 (“holy jade”), or 星奎 (“starry mansion”) suggest achievement, virtue, or celestial favor.

The name has been well used in South Korea since the mid‑20th century and remains familiar today, chiefly for boys. Romanization varies: Seong-gyu (Revised Romanization), Sŏng-gyu (McCune–Reischauer), and the popular spellings Sung-kyu/Sung-gyu in everyday and diaspora use. The hyphen reflects standard two-syllable style. A visible bearer is singer Kim Sung-kyu of INFINITE, which has helped entrench this spelling in modern media.

Sung-kyu is a genuine rarity. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.

Sung-kyu has the following similar or variant Names

Sung-kyu – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
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People also ask about Sung-kyu

Sung-kyu is predominantly a boy's name.
Sung-kyu is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Korean: 성규 (RR: Seong-gyu). IPA: /sʌŋ.ɡju/. Common romanizations: Sung-kyu, Seong-gyu..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Seong-gyu, Seong-kyu, Sung-gyu, Sung-kyu, Seonggyu and Sunggyu.
Across languages, Sung-kyu has these equivalents: Approximate semantic equivalents: Victor (success/achievement), Sterling (precious/high-quality), Jasper (precious stone).
Sung-kyu is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.
It is, yes. No national registry we track comes anywhere near listing Sung-kyu, so it ranks among the very rarest names.