Jeong-eun
| Pronunciation | /dʒʌŋ.ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jung-eun, Jeong-un, Jong-eun, Jong-un |
| Jeong-eun | |
| Hangul | 정은 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng'ŭn |
| IPA | [dzʌŋɯn], [tsʌŋɯn] |
Jeong-eun, also spelled Jung-eun, Jeong-un, or Jong-un, is a Korean unisex given name. In South Korea, it is overwhelmingly used as a female name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. As of December 2018[update], regulations of South Korea's Supreme Court list 84 hanja with the reading jeong and 30 hanja with the reading eun which may be registered for use in given names.[1] The Seoul-based Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported, based on a document obtained by North Korean defector and KBS employee Park Jin-hee, that beginning in January 2011 North Korea banned birth registrations using the name Kim Jong-un and required existing bearers of the name to change to a different name. The authenticity of the document could not be confirmed.[2]
People with this name include:
Entertainers[edit]
- Hong Jung-eun (born 1974), South Korean television screenwriter, one of the Hong sisters
- Kim Jung-eun (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
- Im Jung-eun (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Jo Jung-eun (born 1996), South Korean actress
- Heo Jung-eun (born 2007), South Korean actress
Sportspeople[edit]
- Jeong Jeong-eun (born 1945), South Korean female volleyball player
- Park Jung-eun (born 1977), South Korean female basketball player
- Kim Jung-eun (basketball) (born 1987), South Korean female basketball player
- Ha Jung-eun (born 1987), South Korean female badminton player
- Lee Jung-eun (sport shooter) (born 1987), South Korean female sport shooter
- Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1988), South Korean female golfer
- Lee Jung-eun (judoka) (born 1988), South Korean female judo practitioner
- Seo Jung-eun (born 1991), South Korean female field hockey player
- Lee Jeong-eun (racewalker) (born 1994), South Korean female racewalker
- Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996), South Korean female golfer, 2019 U.S. Women's Open champion
Other[edit]
- Meredith Jung-En Woo (born 1958), South Korean-born American female political science professor
- Hwang Jung-eun (born 1976), South Korean female writer and podcaster
- Kim Jong Un (born 1983 or 1984), North Korean leader, son of Kim Jong Il
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙 [Regulations on Registration of Family Relations] (Regulation 2954) (in Korean). 29 January 2021.
- ^ "North Korea directive reveals apparent ban on sharing Kim Jong-un's name". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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