Jin-sung
"Jinseong" redirects here. For the Gyeongjeon Line railway station, see Jinseong Station.
| Jin-sung | |
| Hangul | 진성 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 辰成, 珍成 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jin-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinsŏng |
Jin-sung, also spelled Jin-seong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Temple name of Jinseong of Silla (birth name Gim Man, 865–897), queen of Silla
- Jang Jin-sung (born 1971), pseudonym of North Korean male poet who defected to South Korea in 2004
- Choi Jin-sung (director) (born 1975), South Korean male film director
- Hwang Jin-sung (born 1984), South Korean male footballer
- Kim Jin-sung (born 1985), South Korean male baseball player
- Choi Jin-sung (gymnast) (born 1988), South Korean male artistic gymnast
- Yang Jin-sung (born 1988), South Korean actress
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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