Yeongwol Eom clan
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| Yeongwol Eom clan | |
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| Country | Korea |
| Current region | Yeongwol County |
| Founder | Eom Im-ui |
| Connected members | Uhm Hyun-kyung Yoo Ah-in Uhm Ji-won Um Hyo-sup Uhm Tae-woong Uhm Jung-hwa Um Hong-gil Ohm Ki-young Um Aing-ran Uhm Bok-dong |
| Website | http://www.eomssi.or.kr/ |
Yeongwol Eom clan (Korean: 영월 엄씨; Hanja: 寧越 嚴氏) is a Korean clan. Their Bon-gwan is in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province. Their founder was Eom Im-ui. Eom Im-ui (엄림의; 嚴林義) was a descendant of Yan Guang. He was dispatched to Silla as an envoy with Sin Gyeong, the founder of the Yeongsan Shin clan, who was sent to Korea by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, during the reign of Gyeongdeok of Silla.[1][2]
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- ^ Academy of Korean Studies 영월엄씨 寧越嚴氏. Academy of Korean Studies.
- ^ Jin Guanglin [in Japanese] (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 18 – via Society for Cultural Interaction in East Asia.