Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the

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used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "''Jeong''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
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n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

People

People with the single-syllable given name Jeong include: * Jeong of Balhae (died 812), seventh King of Balhae * Yi Chong (1541–1622), Joseon Dynasty painter * Heo Jeong (1896–1988), Korean male independence activist and South Korean politician * Kang Jeong (born 1971), South Korean poet * Suh Jung (born 1972), South Korean actress * Jang Jeong (born 1980), South Korean golfer * Choi Jeong (born 1987), South Korean baseball player * Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean table tennis player * Choi Jeong (Go player) (born 1996), South Korean go player

As a name element

According to South Korean government data, many names containing the element "Jeong" 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. Popular names included: ;Masculine * Jung-ho (5th place in 1950, 4th place in 1960, 7th place in 1970) * Jung-hoon (10th place in 1960, 1st place in 1970, 3rd place in 1980) ;Feminine * Jung-hee (4th place in 1950, 6th place in 1960) * Jeong-ja (6th place in 1940) * Jung-sook (4th place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950) * Jung-soon (9th place in 1940) * Hyun-jung (2nd place in 1970, 10th place in 1980) * Eun-jung (3rd place in 1970, 6th place in 1980) Other names beginning this element include: * Jung-ah (feminine) * Jung-eun (unisex) * Jung-hwa (feminine) * Jung-hwan (masculine) * Jeong-hyo (unisex) * Jung-hyun (unisex) * Jung-il (masculine) * Jung-jin (masculine) * Jung-mo (masculine) * Jung-min (masculine) * Jung-myung (masculine) * Jung-nam (masculine) * Jung-sik (masculine) * Jung-soo (masculine) * Jung-won (unisex) * Jung-woo (masculine) Other names ending with this element include: * Ae-jung (feminine) * Hee-jung (unisex) * Ho-jung (masculine) * Hye-jung (feminine) * Ki-jung (masculine) * Mi-jung (feminine) * Min-jung (feminine) * Soo-jung (feminine) * Yoo-jung (feminine) * Yoon-jung (unisex)

References

{{given name Korean given names

People

As a name element

See also

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