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TOPIK 2noun

성함

seongham

성함이 · 성함을

name (honorific)

Example

실례지만 성함이 어떻게 되세요?

Excuse me, may I have your name?

Word parts

성 surname함 title, rank

Literally 'surname and title': the respectful word for a person's full name.

Good to know

The plain word is 이름; use 성함 when asking elders, customers or anyone you don't know well. For your own name always say 이름.