Ji-yeon (name)
| Ji-yeon | |
| Hangul | 지연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 智妍 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiyŏn |
Ji-yeon, also spelled Ji-youn, Ji-yeoun, Ji-yean, Ji-yun, Chee-yun, or Chi-yun, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ji-yeon was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.[2]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Myung Ji-yun (born 1975), South Korean television actress
- Gummy (singer) (born Park Ji-yeon, 1981), South Korean singer
- Lina (South Korean singer) (born Lee Ji-yeon, 1984), member of The Grace and disbanded duo Isak N Jiyeon
- Lim Ji-yeon (born 1990), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-yeon (born 1992), South Korean singer, member of girl group Glam
- Park Ji-yeon (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of girl group T-ara
- Kei (singer) (born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), member of girl group Lovelyz
- Bona (born Kim Jiyeon, 1995), member of girl group Cosmic Girls
- Sportspeople
- Hong Ji-yeon (born 1970), South Korean volleyball player
- Nam Jie-youn (born 1983), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Ji-yeon (born 1988), South Korean sabre fencer
- Seo Ji-yeon (born 1993), South Korean sabre fencer
- Park Ji-yeon (gymnast) (born 1994), South Korean gymnast
- Others
- Melissa Lee (Korean name Lee Jiyun; born 1960s), South Korean-born New Zealand politician
- Kim Chee-yun (born 1970), South Korean violinist
- Jeanne You (Korean name You Ji-yeoun; born 1978), South Korean classical pianist
- Ji-Yeon Yuh, American sociologist of Korean descent
Fictional characters with this name include:
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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