Hye-jin

Not to be confused with the similarly-pronounced Korean given name Hae-jin.
Hye-jin
Hangul 혜진
Hanja

Examples include , , and others

Hye:
, , , , , 譿, , , , , , , , , ,

Jin:
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Revised Romanization Hye-jin
McCune–Reischauer Hyejin

Hye-jin ' (/he̞t͡ɕin/ or /çje̞t͡ɕin/) is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 47 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right.[1] It was the second-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980, falling to fifth by 1990.[2]

People

People with this name include:

Entertainers

Sportspeople

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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