Editing Korean name (section)

==Terms==
[[File:Korean name terminology.svg|thumb|Diagram showing terminology for names, with Latin text written using Revised Romanization]]
A number of terms exist for Korean names. For the full name, {{Transliteration|ko|rr|seongmyeong}} ({{Korean|hangul=성명|hanja=姓名|labels=no}}) is commonly used.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |script-title=ko:성명 |url=https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/8de03a530dcb403fb539347b010737fb |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=korean.dict.naver.com |archive-date=2023-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001031953/https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/8de03a530dcb403fb539347b010737fb |url-status=live }}</ref> This is a compound word; {{Transliteration|ko|rr|seong}} ({{Korean|hangul=성|hanja=姓|labels=no}}) refers to the surname,<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:성 |url=https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/df7b4e4b40fb4f3fb1338935ac9cf027 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=korean.dict.naver.com |archive-date=2023-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001031953/https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/df7b4e4b40fb4f3fb1338935ac9cf027 |url-status=live }}</ref> and {{Transliteration|ko|rr|myeong}} ({{Korean|hangul=명|hanja=名|labels=no}}) to the given name.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:명 |url=https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/f4562a7b335743239d5c2af90f760a73 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=korean.dict.naver.com |archive-date=2023-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001031953/https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/f4562a7b335743239d5c2af90f760a73 |url-status=live }}</ref> The native Korean term {{Transliteration|ko|rr|ireum}} ({{Korean|hangul=이름|labels=no}}) can be used to refer to either the full name or the given name.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:이름 |url=https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/b71f59e851f944dc835e82ba862fcf9b |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=korean.dict.naver.com |archive-date=2023-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001031953/https://korean.dict.naver.com/koendict/#/entry/koen/b71f59e851f944dc835e82ba862fcf9b |url-status=live }}</ref>

A more formal term for the full name is {{Transliteration|ko|rr|seongham}} ({{Korean|hangul=성함|hanja=姓銜|labels=no}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-13 |title=How to Say "What Is Your Name" in Korean – Different ways of asking |url=https://www.90daykorean.com/what-is-your-name-in-korean/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=90 Day Korean |archive-date=2023-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811033707/https://www.90daykorean.com/what-is-your-name-in-korean/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> This term is relatively commonly used during transactions or in official settings. It is commonly said in the phrase {{Korean|hangul="성함이 어떻게 되세요?"|labels=no|lit="What is your name?"}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-14 |title=(493) 성함이 어떻게 되세요? |trans-title=(493) What is your name? |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/08/149_22450.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |archive-date=2023-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811034903/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/08/149_22450.html |url-status=live }}</ref>[[Image:Distribution of South Korean family names.svg|thumb|right|Over half of South Koreans have the following five surnames (English spelling variations grouped together):
{{legend|#19578F|[[Kim (Korean surname)|Kim, Gim, Ghim]]}}
{{legend|#419A43|[[Lee (Korean surname)|Lee, Yi, Rhee, Yie]]}}
{{legend|#FB9F2C|[[Park (Korean surname)|Park, Pak, Bahk]]}}
{{legend|#DB1D2A|[[Choi (Korean surname)|Choi, Choe]]}}
{{legend|#7D377B|[[Jung (Korean surname)|Jung, Jeong, Chung, Cheong]]}}
{{legend|#D3D3D3|[[Other (Korean surname)|Other]]}}]]