Jung-nam, also spelled Jeong-nam or Jong-nam, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja and meaning

There are 75 hanja with the reading "

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" and five hanja with the reading "nam" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Some ways of writing this name in hanja include: * (; ), meaning "righteous man". The same characters are also used to write the Japanese masculine given name

Masao Masao (written: 正雄, 正夫, 正生, 正男, 正郎, 雅雄, 雅央, 雅夫, 雅勇, 雅男, 昌雄, 昌夫, 昌男, 昌朗, 昌郎, 昌大, 政雄, 政夫, 政男, 政於, 征夫, 優夫, 聖雄, 利生, 将雄, 将夫 or 眞男) is a masculine ...

. According to South Korean government data, Jung-nam was the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in 1945.

People

People with this name include:

Entertainers

* (born 1983), South Korean model and TV personality

Sportspeople

* Baek Jeong-nam (1936–2005), South Korean basketball player *

Kim Jung-nam Kim Jung-nam (; born 28 January 1943) is a South Korean former Association football, football player and manager. International career The combination of Kim Jung-nam and his partner Kim Ho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean Def ...

(born 1943), South Korean football manager * Kim Jeong-nam (rower) (born 1963), South Korean rower *

Go Jung-nam Go Jung-nam (born 5 November 1975) is a South Korean fencer. She competed in the women's team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as A ...

(born 1975), South Korean fencer *

Yoo Jung-nam Yoo Jung-nam (also ''Yu Jeong-nam'', ; born 12 September 1983) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. He represented his nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of four medals (one silv ...

(born 1983), South Korean swimmer *

Hong Jeong-nam Hong Jeong-nam (; born 21 May 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. His younger brother Hong Jeong-ho, is also a footballer. Club career Madura United On 13 January 2022, He signed a one-year contract wit ...

(born 1988), South Korean footballer

Other

Son Jong-nam Son Jong-nam (11 March 1958 – 7 December 2008) was a North Korean defector and Christian missionary, who died in a Pyongyang prison after being arrested in 2006. Early life Son was born in Chongjin, North Hamgyong. From 1973 to 1983, he ...

(1958–2008), North Korean defector and Christian missionary *

Jang Jong-nam General Jang Jong-nam (born c. 1960) is the current Minister of Social Security and former defence minister of North Korea. He is believed to be in his 50s. Career Jang is believed to have played a role in the 2010 bombardment of Yeonpyeong, wh ...

(born 1960s), North Korean general *

Kim Jong-nam Kim Jong-nam (, ; 10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered the heir apparent to his father. He was thought to have fallen out of favor after embarras ...

(1971–2017), eldest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il *

Mun Jong-nam Mun Jong-nam (died 8 March 2022) was a North Korean diplomat and official, who served as North Korea’s Ambassador to Syria. He also served abroad in Thailand and Italy. Life and career Mun Jong-nam was a long-time foreign ministry official. ...

, North Korean diplomat

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