Jin-young explained
| Jin-young |
| Gender: | Both |
| Meaning: | Different depending on hanja |
| Region: | Korean |
| Origin: | Korean |
| Jin-young |
| Hangul: | 진영 |
| Hanja: | ,,,,, and others |
| Rr: | Jin-yeong |
| Mr: | Chinyŏng |
Jin-young, also spelled Jin-yeong or Jean-young, is a unisex Korean given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 41 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:
Film and television
Singers
- Hyun Jin-young (born 1971), South Korean male rapper
- Park Jin-young (born 1971), South Korean male singer-songwriter and chairman of JYP Entertainment
- Jang Jin-young (singer) (born 1983), South Korean male singer and vocal trainer for S.M. Entertainment
- Hong Jin-young (born 1985), South Korean female trot singer
- Son Jin-young (born 1985), South Korean male singer
- Jung Jin-young (singer) (born 1991), South Korean male singer, member of boy band B1A4
- Punch (singer) (born Bae Jin-yeong, 1993), South Korean female singer
- Jinyoung (entertainer, born 1994), South Korean male singer, member of boy band Got7
- Woo Jin-young (born 1997), South Korean male singer and rapper, member of boy band D1ce
- Bae Jin-young (born 2000), South Korean male singer, member of boy band CIX
Sportspeople
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Seoul. 6 October 2005.
