Given name only Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. ==Family name== As a family name, Myeong is written with one hanja, meaning `bright` ({linktext|明}). The 200.....