Jung-hyun
| Jung-hyun | |
| Hangul | 정현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 正賢, 正炫, 町賢, 貞賢, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnghyŏn |
Jung-hyun, also spelled Jeong-hyeon, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hyun" 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
- Yoo Jung-hyun (born 1967), South Korean male television personality and politician
- Lena Park (Korean name Park Jung-hyun; born 1976), American female R&B singer of Korean descent
- Lee Jung-hyun (born 1980), South Korean female singer
- Sportspeople
- Cho Jung-hyun (born 1969), South Korean male football player
- Song Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean male football player
- Wang Jung-hyun (born 1976), South Korean male football player
- Yim Jung-hyun (born 1987), South Korean male racewalker
- Chu Jung-hyun (born 1988), South Korean male football player
- Kim Jung-hyun (born 1990), South Korean male football player
- Son Jeong-hyeon (born 1991), South Korean male football player
- Jung Ahn (Korean name Ahn Jung-hyun, born 1993), South Korean-born Canadian male hockey player
- Other
- Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean male writer
- Mun Jeong-hyeon (born c. 1941), South Korean Catholic priest and democracy activist
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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