Ji-yeon, also spelled Ji-yun, Ji-yon, Ji-yean, Jee-yeon, Jee-yon, Chee-yun, Chi-yun, Chi-yon is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...

n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 56 hanja with the reading "''

yeon Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵). Origin � ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. ''Ji-yeon'' was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980. People with this name include:

Entertainers

Myung Ji-yun Myung Ji-yun (명지연, born 1975) is a South Korean actress. Television * 2018: '' The Undateables'' * 2018: ''Misty'' * 2014: ''Everybody, Kimchi!'' - Im Soo-jin * 2010: '' Athena: Goddess of War'' - Hong Soo-jin * 2009: ''Iris'' - Hong Soo ...

(born 1975), South Korean actress *

Gummy (singer) Park Ji-yeon (Hangul: 박지연; born April 8, 1981), better known by her stage name Gummy (Hangul: 거미), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2003 with the album ''Like Them'' and has since become known for her soundtrack appearances. ...

(born Park Ji-yeon, 1981), South Korean singer *

Lina (South Korean singer) Lee Ji-yeon (born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean musical actress and singer. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually becam ...

(born Lee Ji-yeon, 1984), South Korean musical actress and singer, member of girl group The Grace *

Lim Ji-yeon Lim Ji-yeon (born June 23, 1990) is a South Korean actress. After beginning her acting career in stage plays and short films, Lim made her feature debut in 2014 with a leading role in the erotic thriller '' Obsessed''. Early life Lim majored in ...

(born 1990), South Korean actress *

Park Ji-yeon Park Ji-yeon (born June 7, 1993), referred to as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Apart from he ...

(born 1993), South Korean singer, member of girl group T-ara *

Kei (singer) Kim Ji-yeon (; born March 20, 1995), known professionally as Kei, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She rose to fame as a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz in November 2014. Kei officially made her solo debut with released E ...

(born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group Lovelyz and El7z Up *

Bona (singer) Kim Ji-yeon (; born August 19, 1995), better known by her stage name Bona, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN, and also its sub-unit WJSN The Black. She made her acting debut in the ...

(born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group Cosmic Girls

Sportspeople

* Hong Ji-yeon (born 1970), South Korean volleyball player *

Nam Jie-youn Nam Jie-youn (born May 25, 1983 in Seoul) is a former South Korean volleyball player, who played as a libero. She was a member of the Women's National Team. She plays for Hwaseong IBK Altos. She was part of the silver medal winning team at th ...

(born 1983), South Korean volleyball player *

Kim Ji-yeon Kim Ji-yeon (Hangul: 김지연; or ; born 12 March 1988) is a South Korean left-handed sabre fencer. Kim is a five-time team Asian champion and four-time individual Asian champion. A three-time Olympian, Kim is a 2021 team Olympic bronze ...

(born 1988), South Korean sabre fencer * Ji Yeon Kim (fighter) (born 1988), South Korean mixed martial artist *

Seo Ji-yeon Seo Ji-yeon ( or ; born 3 March 1993) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer, two-time Olympian Olympian or Olympians may refer to: Religion * Twelve Olympians, the principal gods and goddesses in ancient Greek religion * Olympian ...

(born 1993), South Korean sabre fencer * Choi Ji-yeon (born 1998), South Korean ice hockey player

Others

Melissa Lee Melissa Ji-Yun Lee ( ko, 이지연; born 1966) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives as a list MP for the National Party in the 2008 election. , she is the National Party's spokesperson for broadcasting, ...

(Korean name Lee Jiyun; born 1960s), South Korean-born New Zealand politician *

Kim Chee-yun Kim Chee Yun (born 1970) is a violinist from Seoul, South Korea. Her professional name is "Chee-Yun". Chee-Yun performed in Korea at the age of 13. She studied at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, and Felix Galimir. She won th ...

(born 1970), South Korean violinist * Jeanne You (Korean name You Ji-yeoun; born 1978), South Korean classical pianist *

Ji-Yeon Yuh Ji-Yeon Yuh is an American reporter, writer, editor and professor in Asian American history and Asian diasporas at Northwestern University. Since 2005, Yuh is the director of Program in Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. Yuh is a ...

, American sociologist of Korean descent

Fictional characters

*Kwon Ji-yeon, in American television series '' Lost'', for whom the episode '' Ji-yeon'' is named *Jee-Yun Buckley Han, in American television series

9-1-1 , usually written 911, is an emergency telephone number for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Palau, Argentina, Philippines, Jordan, as well as the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), one of eight N11 codes. Like other emergency n ...

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