Hyun-jung

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Hyun-jung
Pronunciation/hjʌn.ʌŋ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingHyeon-jung, Hyun-jeong, Hyeon-jeong, Hyun-jong, Hyon-jong, Hyon-jeong
Hyun-jung
Hangul
현정
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationHyeonjeong
McCune–ReischauerHyŏnjŏng
IPA[hjʌndzʌŋ]

Hyun-jung, also spelled Hyun-jeong, or Hyeon-jung, Hyeon-jeong, Hyun-jong, Hyon-jong, Hyon-jeong is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[1] and 84 hanja with the reading "jung"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Hyun-jung was the second-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, falling to tenth place by 1980.[3]

People[]

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Go Hyun-jung (born 1971), South Korean actress
  • Kim Hyun-jung (born 1973), stage name Big Mama King, South Korean female jazz singer
  • Kim Hyun-jung (singer) (born 1976), South Korean female pop singer
  • Jo Hyeon-jeong (born 1979), South Korean voice actress
  • Vivian Cha (born Cha Hyun-jung, 1993), South Korean female fashion model
  • Eom Hyeon-jeong, South Korean voice actress
  • Niki Yang (Korean name Yang Hyun-jeong), South Korean animator and voice actress
  • Kim Hyun-jung (born 1994), stage name SeolA, South Korean female singer, member of Cosmic Girls
Sportspeople

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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