Jung-hyun
Appearance
Jung-hyun | |
Hangul | 정현 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jeong-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnghyŏn |
Jung-hyun, also spelled Jeong-hyeon, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Yoo Jung-hyun (born 1967), South Korean male television personality and politician
- Kim Jung-hyun (actor, born 1976), South Korean male actor
- Lena Park (Korean name Park Jung-hyun; born 1976), American female R&B singer of Korean descent
- Lee Jung-hyun (born 1980), South Korean female singer
- Lim Jeong-hyun (born 1983), South Korean male guitarist
- Kim Jung-hyun (actor, born 1990), South Korean male actor
- Xiyeon (born Park Jung-hyun, 2000), South Korean female singer, member of Pristin
Footballers
- Cho Jung-hyun (born 1969), South Korean male forward (K-League Classic)
- Song Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean male midfielder (China League One)
- Wang Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean male defender (China League One)
- Chu Jung-hyun (born 1988), South Korean male midfielder (Korea National League)
- Kim Jeong-hyun (footballer, born 1988), South Korean male forward (K-League Classic)
- Kim Jung-hyun (footballer, born 1990), South Korean male midfielder (J2 League)
- Son Jeong-hyeon (born 1991), South Korean male goalkeeper (K-League Challenge)
- Kim Jeong-hyun (footballer, born 1993), South Korean midfielder (K-League Classic)
Other
- Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean male writer
- Mun Jeong-hyeon (born c. 1941), South Korean Catholic priest and democracy activist
- Lee Jung-hyun (politician) (born 1958), South Korean male politician (Saenuri Party)
- Lee Jung-hyun (basketball) (born 1987), South Korean male basketball player
- Yim Jung-hyun (born 1987), South Korean male racewalker
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Shin Jung-hyeon (신중현; born 1938), South Korean male rock guitarist
- Gwon Jung-hyeon (권중현; born 1942), South Korean male cyclist
- Jung Hyun (정현; born 1994), South Korean baseball player
- Chung Hyeon (정현; born 1996), South Korean tennis player
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.