Byung-ho, also spelled Byong-ho or Pyong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] According to South Korean government data, Byung-ho was the third-most popular name for baby boys in 1940.[2]

Byung-ho
Hangul
병호
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised RomanizationByeong-ho
McCune–ReischauerPyŏngho

People with this name include:

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.