Jeong
Pronunciation/ʌŋ/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJung, Jong, Chung, Chong
Jeong
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationJeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏng
IPA[dzʌŋ], [tsʌŋ]

Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "Jeong"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

People

People with the single-syllable given name Jeong include:

As a name element

According to South Korean government data, many names containing the element "Jeong" were popular for newborn Korean boys and girls in the mid-to-late 20th century, but by 1990, no name containing this element appeared in the top 10.[3] Popular names included:

Masculine
  • Jung-ho (5th place in 1950, 4th place in 1960, 7th place in 1970)
  • Jung-hoon (10th place in 1960, 1st place in 1970, 3rd place in 1980)
Feminine

Other names beginning this element include:

Other names ending with this element include:

See also

References

  1. List of Korean given names
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
  3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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