Jin-young

Jin-young
Pronunciation /t͡ɕin.jʌ̹ŋ/
Gender Both
Origin
Word/name Korean
Meaning Different depending on hanja
Region of origin Korean
Jin-young
Hangul 진영
Hanja , , , , , and others
Revised Romanization Jin-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Chinyŏng

Jin-young (Hangul: 진영), also spelled Jin-yeong or Jean-young, is a Korean given name, that is a unisex name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 41 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

Film and television

Singers

Sportspeople

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
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