Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Korean Scripts 남궁(Korean Hangul) 南宮(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /nam.ɡuŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 宮 (gung) meaning "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname. Related Names Rootsnam + gung Categories cardinal points, Common in Korea, compound names