Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable
Korean given name
Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, ...
, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based 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.
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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
Ho Chong (; 8 April 1896 – 18 September 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist who served as the prime minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic. He also served as the acting president of South ...
(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)
Kim Jong (born 19 April 1989, South Hamgyong Province) is a North Korean table tennis player. She competed for North Korea at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also ...
(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.Ho-jung
Ho-jung, also spelled Ho-jeong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 49 hanja with the reading " ho" and 75 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean govern ...
(masculine)
* Hye-jung (feminine)
* Ki-jung (masculine)
* Mi-jung (feminine)
* Min-jung (feminine)
*Soo-jung
Soo-jung, also spelled Soo-jeong, or Su-jeong, Su-jung, Su-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 90 hanja with the reading "''Soo (Korean name), soo''" and ...
(feminine)
* Yoo-jung (feminine)
* Yoon-jung (unisex)
See also
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean given names