Ji-young

Ji-young, also spelled Jee-young, Ji-yeong, or Chi-young, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 44 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1][2] It was the most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, falling to third place in 1980 and tenth place in 1990.[3]

Ji-young
Pronunciation/ɪ.jəŋ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJi-yeong, Jee-young, Chi-young
Ji-young
Hangul
지영
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationJiyeong
McCune–ReischauerChiyŏng
IPA[dzijʌŋ], [tɕijʌŋ]

People with this name include:

Athletes

Entertainers

Others

  • Chung Ji-young (born 1949), South Korean male novelist
  • Gong Ji-young (born 1963), South Korean female novelist
  • Boo Ji-young (born 1971), South Korean female filmmaker
  • Jeannie Chi-Young Suk (born 1973), South Korean-born American female law professor
  • Ji-Young Kim (born 1978), South Korean ballerina
  • JeeYoung Lee (born 1983), South Korean female visual artist
  • Lim Ji-young (born 1995), South Korean female violinist
  • Jiyeong Mun (born 1995), South Korean female classical pianist
  • Chi-young Kim, South Korean-born American male literary translator

Fictional characters

  • Kim Ji-young, the title character of the 2016 novel Kim Ji-young, Born 1982
  • Na Ji-young, the title character of the 2017 television series Individualist Ms. Ji-young
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See also

References

  1. "지" [Ji]. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전. Naver. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. "영" [Yeong]. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전. Naver. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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