Yoo-jung
| Yoo-jung | |
| Hangul | 유정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 有貞, 侑玎, 裕貞, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yu-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yujŏng |
Yoo-jung, also spelled You-jeong or Yu-jeong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yoo" and 75 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; these are, respectively, the syllables with the fourth and first-largest number of possible hanja with which they could be written (second and third-largest are "ki" with 68 hanja and "su" with 67 hanja).[1]
People with this name include:
- Yujeong (1544–1610), religious name of Samyeongdang, Joseon Dynasty Buddhist monk
- Kim You-jeong (1908–1937), Korean male novelist of the Japanese colonial period
- Choi Yoo-jung (actress) (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Heo Yujeong (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of Bob Girls
- Chae Yoo-jung (born 1995), South Korean female badminton player
- Kim Yoo-jung (born 1999), South Korean actress
- Choi Yoo-jung (born 1999), South Korean female singer, member of I.O.I
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Lee Yoo-jeong, female character in 2008 South Korean film Night and Day, portrayed by Park Eun-hye[2]
- Moon Yu-jeong, female character in 2006 South Korean film Maundy Thursday, portrayed by Lee Na-young
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Review: 'Night and Day'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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