The baby name Sungkyu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Revised Romanization: Seong-gyu; common English approximation: 'SUNG-gyoo'; IPA: [sʌŋɡju].
Sungkyu is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Sungkyu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Revised Romanization: Seong-gyu; common English approximation: 'SUNG-gyoo'; IPA: [sʌŋɡju].
Sungkyu is Korean in Origin.
Sungkyu is a Korean masculine given name written 성규 in Hangul and composed of the Sino-Korean elements seong and gyu. Its meaning varies with the hanja selected: common pairings include 成圭 (“to accomplish” + “jade tablet”), yielding nobility; 聖奎 (“sacred” + a star asterism), evoking brilliance; or 誠規 (“sincere” + “standard”), implying integrity. Many other hanja are permitted on Korea’s official name list, such as 星/盛/晟 for seong and 奎/圭/規 for gyu, so interpretations differ by family choice.
As a two-syllable Sino-Korean name, Sungkyu has been in steady use across the 20th and 21st centuries for men, with -gyu a customary masculine element. The standard Revised Romanization is Seong-gyu; variant spellings include Seonggyu, Sung-gyu, and Sungkyu (a simplified form common in media). The name gained contemporary visibility through figures such as singer Kim Sung-kyu of INFINITE. It remains a classic, its nuance set by the chosen hanja.
Sungkyu barely registers. There are only 8 recorded uses on record, spread over 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 897 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Sungkyu is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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