성함

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姓銜, from 姓 (“name”) + 銜 (“title”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)함]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongham
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngham
Yale Romanization?	sēngham

Noun

성함 • (seongham) (hanja 姓銜)

1. (honorific) name

   성함이 어떻게 되십니까?

   seonghami eotteoke doesimnikka?

   May I have your name, please?

Synonyms

• 성명 (姓名, seongmyeong, “name”)
• 이름 (ireum)