Ji-eun, also spelled Jee-eun, Ji-un or Jee-un, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the fourth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1980, rising to second place in 1988, where it remained in 1990.[3][4]
| Pronunciation | /dʒɪ.ʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jee-eun, Jee-un, Ji-un |
| Ji-eun | |
| Hangul | 지은 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiŭn |
| IPA | [dziɯn], [tɕiɯn] |
People edit
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Im Ji-eun (born 1973), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-eun (born 1976), South Korean screenwriter
- Kang Ye-won (born Kim Ji-eun, 1980), South Korean actress
- Oh Ji-eun (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Song Jieun (born 1990), South Korean idol singer, member of Secret
- IU (singer) (born Lee Ji-eun, 1993), South Korean singer
- Han Ji-eun (born 1987), South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-eun (born 1993), South Korean actress
- Sportspeople
- Lee Ji-eun (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean footballer
- Grace Park (golfer) (born Park Ji-eun, 1979), South Korean professional golfer
- Um Ji-eun (born 1987), South Korean freestyle wrestler
- Choi Ji-eun (born 1988), South Korean figure skater
- Lee Ji-eun (swimmer) (born 1989), South Korean swimmer
- Kang Gee-eun (born 1990), South Korean sport shooter
- Song Ji-eun (handballer) (born 1996), South Korean handballer
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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