Jae-young
For the Korean name spelled 재용, see Jae-yong.
| Jae-young | |
| Hangul | 재영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 在永, 在榮, 在瑩, 在詠, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jae-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaeyŏng |
Jae-young is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "jae" and 34 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:
- Entertainers
- Jung Jae-young (born Jung Ji-hyun, 1970), South Korean male actor
- Chung Jae-young, stage name J (singer) (born 1977), South Korean female singer
- Park Hee-von (born Park Jae-young, 1983), South Korean actress
- Lee Jae-young, stage name Bahnus, South Korean male composer and producer
- Sportspeople
- Yoon Jae-young (born 1983), South Korean male table tennis player
- Oh Jae-young (born 1985), South Korean male relief pitcher
- Lee Jaeyeong (born 1996), South Korean female volleyball player
- Other
- Protasius Hong Jaeyeong (d. 1790s), Joseon Dynasty Christian, named one of the Korean Martyrs
- Kim Jae-young (born 1966), South Korean female writer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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