Il-sung

Il-sung, also spelled Il-seong, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in 1940, according to South Korean government data. One common pair of hanja used to write the name (一成) may also be read as a Japanese masculine given name Kazunari.

For the German family, see Ilsung.
Il-sung
Hangul
일성
Hanja
一成, 日成, 逸聖, and others
Revised RomanizationIl-seong
McCune–ReischauerIl-sŏng

People with this name include:

  • Ilseong of Silla (r. 134–154), Silla Dynasty ruler during Korea's Three Kingdoms period
  • Kim Il Sung (1912–1994), North Korean politician, chairman and subsequently secretary-general of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea
  • Kazunari Okayama (born Kang Il-sung, 1978), Japanese football forward of Korean descent
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