Young-chul, also spelled as Yeong-cheol, or in North Korea as Yong-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] According to South Korean government data, it was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940, rising to fourth place by 1950.[2][3]

Young-chul
Hangul
영철
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised RomanizationYeong-cheol
McCune–ReischauerYŏng-chŏl

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.