Recommended English Name

SONG DONGHYUN
Korean reading ㅅ오ㄴㄱ ㄷ오ㄴㄱㅎ이우ㄴ
SONG
Korean reading ㅅ오ㄴㄱ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics

Source: Korean MOFA passport statistics (Oct 31, 2024) View reference document

DONG
Korean reading ㄷ오ㄴㄱ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics

'DONG' is the standard romanization used by 99.68% per passport stats. While it can be slang in English, it is the official standard used in passports.

Source: Korean MOFA passport statistics (Oct 31, 2024) View reference document

HYUN
Korean reading ㅎ이우ㄴ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
HYEON
30%

Source: Korean MOFA passport statistics (Oct 31, 2024) View reference document

MOFA standard romanization (expected) SONG DONGHYEON Korean readingㅅ오ㄴㄱ ㄷ오ㄴㄱㅎ이어ㄴ

Compare with the official recommendation on the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

About this recommendation

The spelling SONG DONGHYUN for 송동현 is recommended from official passport statistics published by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, combined with the national romanization rules. Percentages show how Koreans with the same syllables actually spell them on their passports.

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