Saimdang Name meanings & History

Saimdang is composed of two Korean words 'saim' meaning poetry and 'dang' meaning a place to reside. Hence, Saimdang means 'the residence of poetry'. Deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 師 (sa), meaning "teacher, master", 任 (im) meaning "trust to, rely on", and 堂 (dang) meaning "hall". This was the nomme de plume of a prominent Joseon era artist, calligraphist, and poet, who was the mother of the Korean Confucian scholar Yi I. Saimdang is used primarily as a first name for baby girls in Korea.

Zodiac Sign of Saimdang: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Saimdang:

S: Solidity,Status,Success,Security,Social Standing,Sensuality,Sex

A: Ambitious,Angry,Argumentative,Action,Aggressive,Assertive

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

M: Maternal,Mommy,Memorabilia,Memory,Manipulative,Mother,Mushy

D: Determined,Doting,Demanding,Daddy,Domestic,Dutiful

N: Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nice,Nagging,Nervous,Neat

G: Goof-off,Genuine,Gregarious,Go-getter

Saimdang is:

• a Modern name
• a Refined name
• a Strong name
• a Unintellectual name
• a Urban name

Famous People

Shin Saimdang (painter and calligrapher, 1504-1551), Kim So-hyun (Korean actress, played Shin Saimdang in a TV drama series)