Revision History

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4/25/2021, 10:07 PM Mike C namgung added (from user-submitted name 188721)
4/14/2021, 12:00 PM Marusero 188721
4/14/2021, 7:52 AM Marusero 188721 Organized the variant forms in alphabetical order.
6/18/2020, 10:30 AM HL 188721
4/30/2018, 5:34 PM HL 188721
7/14/2017, 9:29 AM HL 188721
10/1/2013, 9:10 AM GoodNightingale

Type Surname (from location)
Usage Korean
Scripts 남궁(Korean Hangul) 南宮(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. NAM-GOONG

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean (nam) meaning "south" combined with (gung) meaning "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname.