Hyoyoung

Hyoyoung is a Korean given name commonly used for women. In Hangul it is written as 효영. Like many Korean names, its meaning depends on the hanja characters chosen for each syllable; there are numerous possible readings for the syllables hyo and yeong, which yields a range of potential meanings such as filial piety paired with brightness, eternity, or beauty. Because hanja assignments vary, two people with the same Hangul spelling Hyoyoung can have different underlying meanings.

The name is commonly romanized in several ways. In strict romanization, it can be written as Hyo-yeong, but in everyday English-language contexts Hyoyoung is a widely used spelling. The form Hyoyeong is also seen. The name is predominantly feminine in modern Korea, though it is not exclusively so, and it is used by people in South Korea and among Korean communities abroad.

Because of the diversity of hanja combinations, Hyoyoung does not correspond to a single fixed meaning nationwide. It is one of many two-syllable Korean given names that reflect traditional values and contemporary naming trends.