Jung-hee
| Jung-hee | |
| Hangul | 정희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja |
Masculine: Feminine: |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnghŭi |
Jung-hee, also spelled Jeong-hee or Chung-hee, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "jung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Jung-hee was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to sixth place by 1960.[2]
People with this name include:
- Artists, scholars, and writers
- Kim Jeong-hui (1786–1856), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher
- Moon Chung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female poet
- Oh Jung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female writer
- Cheon Jung-Hee, South Korean male mathematician
- Chunghee Sarah Soh, South Korean-born American sociocultural anthropologist
- Entertainers
- Yoon Jeong-hee (born 1944 as Son Mi-ja), South Korean actress
- Jang Jung-hee (born 1958), South Korean actress
- Moon Jung-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
- Yoon Jung-hee (born 1980), South Korean actress
- Lee Jung-hee (born 1981), stage name Lee Jung, South Korean singer
- Lim Jeong-hee (born 1981), South Korean female R&B singer
- Politicians
- Park Chung-hee (1917–1979), South Korean male general and politician, third president of South Korea
- Lee Jung-hee (born 1969), South Korean female lawyer and politician
- Sportspeople
- Park Jung-hee (sport shooter) (born 1967), South Korean male sport shooter
- Park Chung-hee (handballer) (born 1975), South Korean female handballer
- Others
- Lee Jeonghee (born 1963), South Korean female abacus master
- Chun Jung-hee (born 1983), South Korean male professional computer game player
- Fictional characters
- Ryeon Jung-hee, female character portrayed by Jeon Ji-hyun in 2013 South Korean film The Berlin File
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Lee Chung-hee (basketball) (이충희, born 1959), South Korean male basketball player
- Lee Chung-hee (swimmer) (이충희, born 1981), South Korean male swimmer
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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