Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 영기(Korean Hangul) 榮起, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /jʌŋ.ɡi/ Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" and 起 (gi) meaning "rise, stand up, begin". Other hanja character combinations are possible.