Ki-jung
| Ki-jung | |
| Hangul | 기정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 基正, 基禎 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Gi-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kijŏng |
Ki-jung, also spelled Kee-chung, can be used as both Korean masculine and feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 75 hanja with the reading "jung" 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:
- Sohn Kee-chung (1914–2002), Korean Olympic marathon runner of the Japanese colonial period, later a South Korean coach
- Cho Ki-jung (1939–2007), South Korean potter
- Park Ki-jung (born 1970), South Korean sprint canoer
- Kim Ki-jung (born 1990), South Korean badminton player
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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