Jeong (given name)
| Jeong | |
| Hangul | 정 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng |
Jung, also spelled Jeong or Chong, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names, one of the most numerous among all Korean language syllables; they are listed in the table at right.[1]
People
People with the single-syllable name Jeong include:
- Jeong of Balhae (died 812), seventh King of Balhae
- Yi Chong (1541–1622), Joseon Dynasty male painter
- Heo Jeong (1896–1988), Korean male independence activist and South Korean politician
- Suh Jung (born 1972), South Korean actress
- Jang Jeong (born 1980), South Korean female golfer
- Choi Jeong (born 1987), South Korean male baseball player
- Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean female table tennis player
- Choi Jeong (Go player) (born 1996), South Korean female go player
- Jung Hoseok (born 1992), stage name J-Hope, South Korean rapper of BTS
As a name element
According to South Korean government data, many names containing the element "Jung" 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.[2] Popular names included:
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Other names containing this element include:
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See also
References
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