Ji-young, also spelled Jee-young, Ji-yeong, or Chi-young, is a

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n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 44 hanja with the reading "''

young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one's age is low, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an America ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It was the most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, falling to third place in 1980 and tenth place in 1990. People with this name include:

Athletes

* Mo Ji-yeong (born 1964), South Korean male field hockey player *

Pearl Sinn Ji Young "Pearl" Sinn-Bonanni (born July 17, 1967) is a Korean-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Pearl Sinn until her marriage in 2002. Sinn was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her family mo ...

(born Sinn Ji-young, 1967), South Korean-born American female golfer * Lee Ji-young (field hockey) (born 1971), South Korean female field hockey player *

Lee Jee-young Jee-Young Lee (born 2 December 1985) is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 14 and turned professional in 2004, playing on the LPGA of Korea T ...

(born 1985), South Korean female golfer *

Lee Ji-young (baseball) Lee Ji-young (; born February 27, 1986, in Incheon) is a South Korean catcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. Amateur career After graduating from Jemulpo High School in Incheon, Lee entered Kyungsung Un ...

(born 1986), South Korean male baseball player * Oh Ji-young (born 1988), South Korean female volleyball player * Oh Ji-young (golfer) (born 1988), South Korean female golfer * Lee Ji-young (swimmer) (born 1989), South Korean female swimmer

Entertainers

Kim Ji-young (actress, born 1938) Kim Ji-young (; September 25, 1938 – February 17, 2017), birth name Kim Hyo-sik (), was a South Korean actress. Filmography Film Television series Book Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, ...

, South Korean actress *

Park Ji-young (actress) Park Ji-young (; born January 25, 1969) is a South Korean actress. She starred in TV series such as ''The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry'' (2010), '' Romance Town'' (2011), '' The Fugitive of Joseon'' (2013), '' Tears of Heaven'' (2014), ''Don' ...

(born 1969), South Korean actress *

Kim Ji-young (actress, born 1974) Kim Ji-young (; born September 7, 1974) is a South Korean actress. She won several Best Supporting Actress awards for playing an indomitable handball player in the 2008 sports drama '' Forever the Moment''. Kim also starred in leading roles in ...

, South Korean actress *

Baek Ji-young Baek Ji-young (; born March 25, 1976), sometimes Anglicisation of names, anglicized as Baek Z Young, is a South Korean singer. She made her debut in 1999, with the release of her album ''Sorrow''. Over her career she has released eight studio a ...

(born 1976), South Korean female pop and ballad singer * Kim Ji-yeong (voice actress) (born 1976), South Korean voice actress *

Kahi (singer) Park Ji-young (; born December 25, 1980), professionally known as Kahi, is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress known for her work as a former leader of South Korean girl group After School. As of June 2012, Kahi graduated from After Sc ...

(born Park Ji-young, 1980), South Korean pop singer and actress *

Seo Ji-young Seo Ji-young (; born June 2, 1981) is a South Korean former singer. She was formerly a member of pop group Sharp. The group released six albums before their breakup in 2002, attributed to the scandal resulting from discovery of bullying by Se ...

(born 1981), South Korean pop singer, member of girl group Sharp *

Lee Hae-in (actress) Lee Ji-young (born April 19, 1986), known as Lee Ji, is a South Korean actress, singer and pianist. She is a former member of South Korean girl group Gangkiz. Biography Hae-in was born as Lee Ji-young on April 19, 1986, in Masan Masan ( ...

(born Lee Ji-young, 1986), South Korean actress *

Kang Ji-young Kang Ji-young (; born January 18, 1994), also known mononymously as Jiyoung or under the stage name JY in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. At age 14, she rose to fame as a member of the South Korean girl group Kara (Sout ...

(born 1994), South Korean female idol singer, member of girl group Kara *

Ahn Ji-young Ahn Ji-young (Korean: ; born 14 September 1995) is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She is the main vocalist and only remaining member of South Korean indie duo Bolbbalgan4 BOL4 (), also known as Bolbbalgan4 or , is a South Korean musi ...

(born 1995), South Korean female singer, member of duo Bolbbalgan4 *

Kim Ji-young (actress, born 2005) Kim Ji-young (; born July 8, 2005) is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child actress, notably in the 2014 television drama ''Jang Bo-ri is Here! ''Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'' () is a 2014 South Korean weekend television drama seri ...

, South Korean actress * Rhee Ji-yeong (), South Korean voice actress

Others

Chung Ji-young Chung Ji-young (born November 19, 1946) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Among his most well-known films are '' North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' (1990), '' White Badge'' (1992), '' Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid'' (19 ...

(born 1949), South Korean male novelist *

Gong Ji-young Gong Jiyeong (; born January 31, 1963) is a South Korean novelist. Life Gong Jiyeong was interested in literature from an early age, and while still a teenager, self-published her own stories and poems.Korean Writers and Novelists. Minumsa Pub ...

(born 1963), South Korean female novelist * Boo Ji-young (born 1971), South Korean female filmmaker * Jeannie Chi-Young Suk (born 1973), South Korean-born American female law professor * Ji-Young Kim (born 1978), South Korean ballerina * JeeYoung Lee (born 1983), South Korean female visual artist *

Lim Ji-young Lim Ji-young (, born 1995) is a South Korean violinist, winner of the first prize in the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. She studies with Nam-Yun Kim at Korea National University of Arts. Lim was born in Seoul, South Korea. After pl ...

(born 1995), South Korean female violinist * Jiyeong Mun (born 1995), South Korean female classical pianist *

Chi-young Kim Chi-young Kim is a Korean-to-English literary translator who lives in the United States. Originally having trained as a lawyer and translating as a hobby helping her mom, Kim became a professional literary translator after graduation, when sh ...

, South Korean-born American male literary translator

Fictional characters

*Kim Ji-young, the title character of the 2016 novel ''

Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 ''Kim Ji-young, Born 1982'' () is a novel by Cho Nam-Joo. A former scriptwriter for TV programs, Cho took two months to write the story as according to her, the title character "Kim Ji-young's life isn't much different from the one I have lived. ...

'' *Na Ji-young, the title character of the 2017 television series '' Individualist Ms. Ji-young'' * Ji-yeong, a recurring character in the 2021 television series ''

Squid Game ''Squid Game'' () is a South Korean Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian Survival film, survival Thriller (genre)#Television, thriller horror television series created, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. The series revol ...

'' *Ji-Young, a ''Sesame Street'' Muppet introduced in 2021

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