Ji-ae is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 14 hanja with the reading "ae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] One hanja often used to write "ae" (, 사랑 애 sarang ae), means "love".[2]

Ji-ae
Hangul
지애
Hanja
, and others
Revised RomanizationJi-ae
McCune–ReischauerChiae

People with this name include:

  • Lee Ji-ae (born 1981), South Korean television announcer
  • Jeon Ji-ae (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Lee Ji-ae (born 1987), South Korean singer, former member of T-ara
  • Jiyai Shin (born 1988), South Korean golfer
  • Yoo Ji-ae (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of Lovelyz
  • Kim Ji-ae (born 1995), South Korean singer, member of Wassup (band)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
  2. ^ "愛". Naver Dictionary. Retrieved 7 October 2015.