List of Etymologies of Country Subdivision Names - Korea

Korea

• Chungcheong - from the first characters in the city names Chungju and Cheongju.
• Gangwon (South Korea) /Kangwŏn (North Korea) - from the first characters in the city names Gangneung and Wonju.
• Gyeonggi - the Chinese characters for the name mean "area around the capital", referring to the location of the province around Seoul, South Korea
• Gyeongsang - from the first characters in the city names Gyeongju and Sangju.
• Hamgyŏng - from the first characters in the city names Hamju and Kyŏngsŏng (?).
• Hwanghae - from the first characters in the city names Hwangju and Haeju.
• Jeolla - from the first characters in the city names Jeonju and Naju (The first character of Naju is actually "ra"—"r" changes to "n" in the initial position, and the combination "nr" changes to "ll" due to phonological characteristics of the Korean language).
• P'yŏngan - from the first characters in the city names P'yŏngyang and Anju.