Names Saimdang

Saimdang

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Korean
Meaning
Saimdang is composed of two Korean words 'saim' meaning poetry and 'dang' meaning a place to reside. Hence, Saimdang means 'the residence of poetry'.
Scripts(How to write)
師任堂(Korean Hanja)
사임당
사임당(Korean Hangul)
Popularity
Saimdang is not a very common name outside of Korea.

cartoon of the name Saimdang
Cartoon of Saimdang

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

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

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

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

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

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

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

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)