Meaning of 기영

기영 (Ki-Young) means “foundation · brilliant, hero” when written 基英. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, 木 Wood, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 기 can also be written 琪 (fine jade), 氣 (spirit, energy), 起 (to rise)
• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)

How to pronounce 기영

Revised Romanisation: giyeong (gi-yeong). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ki-Young. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.