Jeong-eun, also spelled Jung-eun, Jeong-un, or Jong-un, 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 unisex given name. In

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 ...

, it is overwhelmingly used as a female name. Its 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. , regulations of South Korea's Supreme Court list 84 hanja with the reading and 30 hanja with the reading which may be registered for use in given names. The

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...

-based

Korean Broadcasting System The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, ...

(KBS) reported, based on a document obtained by

North Korean defector Since the division of Korea after the end of World War II, North Koreans have fled from the country in spite of legal punishment for political, ideological, religious, economic, moral, personal, or nutritional reasons. Such North Koreans are re ...

and KBS employee Park Jin-hee, that beginning in January 2011

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

banned birth registrations using the name Kim Jong-un and required existing bearers of the name to change to a different name. The authenticity of the document could not be confirmed. People with this name include:

Entertainers

*Hong Jung-eun (born 1974), South Korean television screenwriter, one of the

Hong sisters Hong Jung-eun (born 1974) and Hong Mi-ran (born 1977), collectively known as the Hong sisters (), are South Korean television screenwriters currently managed by Studio Dragon. Together, they have written popular romantic-comedies, notably '' ...

Kim Jung-eun Kim Jung-eun (born March 4, 1976) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in the film '' Marrying the Mafia'' (2002) and the television series '' Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' I am Legend'' (2010) and '' Make a Woman Cry''. In 2008, K ...

(born 1976), South Korean actress *

Kim Ji-woo Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun on November 22, 1983) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Musical Awards and nominations References External links * * * Kim Ji-wooat Daum Kim Ji-wooat Na ...

(born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress *

Im Jung-eun Im Jung-eun (; born March 31, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Unsolved'' (also known as ''Secret Investigation Record'') and ''Man from the Equator''. Television series Films * ''Rainbow Goddess'' (2020 ...

(born 1981), South Korean actress *

Jo Jung-eun Jo Jung-eun (born March 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her role as young Jang-geum in 2003 TV series ''Dae Jang Geum ''Dae Jang Geum'' (; literally "The Great Jang-geum"), also known as ''Jewel in the Palace'', is a ...

(born 1996), South Korean actress *

Heo Jung-eun Heo Jung-eun (; born September 14, 2007) is a South Korean actress. She first drew public attention with her performances in hit dramas, ''My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' (2016) and '' Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). At age nine, she took on her first leadin ...

(born 2007), South Korean actress

Sportspeople

* Jeong Jeong-eun (born 1945), South Korean female volleyball player * Park Jung-eun (born 1977), South Korean female basketball player * Kim Jung-eun (basketball) (born 1987), South Korean female basketball player * Ha Jung-eun (born 1987), South Korean female badminton player *

Lee Jung-eun (sport shooter) Lee Jung-eun (born 2 May 1987) is a South Korean sport shooter. She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 52nd ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Changwon, South Korea from 2 to 14 September 2018. This also ...

(born 1987), South Korean female sport shooter *

Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1988) Lee Jeong-eun () (born 20 October 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer. For scoring purposes, she is called Jeongeun Lee5 to differentiate herself from other Korean LPGA golfers with that name, including the younger Jeongeun Lee6. Lee ...

, South Korean female golfer *

Lee Jung-eun (judoka) Lee Jung-eun (born 9 April 1988) is a South Korean judoka. She won a Bronze medal in the +78 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships The 2013 World Judo Championships were held at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil f ...

(born 1988), South Korean female judo practitioner * Seo Jung-eun (born 1991), South Korean female field hockey player *

Lee Jeong-eun (racewalker) Lee Jeong-eun (; or ; born 13 September 1994) is a professional female racewalker from South Korea. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, ...

(born 1994), South Korean female racewalker *

Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996) Lee Jeong-eun or Lee Jung-eun () is the name of the following people: *A series of South Korean golfers, all of them have been numbered in order of age: :* Lee Jeoung Eun (golfer, born 1976) (), also known as 'Jeongeun Lee1' :* Lee Jeong Eun (golfe ...

, South Korean female golfer, 2019 U.S. Women's Open champion

Other

Meredith Jung-En Woo Meredith Jung-En Woo is an American academic and author. She is the 13th and current President of Sweet Briar College, and is the former director of the International Higher Education Support Program at the Open Society Foundation in London. Sh ...

(born 1958), South Korean-born American female political science professor *

Hwang Jung-eun Hwang Jung Eun (born 1976) is a South Korean writer and podcast celebrity. Life Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She dropped out of Incheon National University. Hwang learned Korean at a younger age than most kids and was skilled in learni ...

(born 1976), South Korean female writer and podcaster *

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's se ...

(born 1983 or 1984), North Korean leader, son of Kim Jong-il

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