Jeong-eun explained
| Jeong-eun |
| Gender: | Unisex |
| Meaning: | Different depending on Hanja |
| Origin: | Korean |
| Alternative Spelling: | Jung-eun, Jeong-un, Jong-eun, Jong-un |
| Hangul: | 정은 |
| Hanja: | ,,, and others |
| Rr: | Jeong-eun |
| Mr: | Chŏng'ŭn |
| Koreanipa: | [dzʌŋɯn], [tsʌŋɯn] |
Jeong-eun, also spelled Jung-eun, Jeong-un, or Jong-un, is a Korean unisex given name. In South Korea, it is overwhelmingly used as a female name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name., regulations of South Korea's Supreme Court list 84 hanja with the reading Korean: [[Jung (Korean given name)|jeong]] and 30 hanja with the reading Korean: [[eun]] which may be registered for use in given names.[1] The Seoul-based Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported, based on a document obtained by North Korean defector and KBS employee Park Jin-hee, that beginning in January 2011 North Korea banned birth registrations using the name Kim Jong-un and required existing bearers of the name to change to a different name. The authenticity of the document could not be confirmed.[2]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
Sportspeople
- Jeong Jeong-eun (born 1945), South Korean female volleyball player
- Park Jung-eun (born 1977), South Korean female basketball player
- Kim Jung-eun (basketball) (born 1987), South Korean female basketball player
- Ha Jung-eun (born 1987), South Korean female badminton player
- Lee Jung-eun (sport shooter) (born 1987), South Korean female sport shooter
- Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1988), South Korean female golfer
- Lee Jung-eun (judoka) (born 1988), South Korean female judo practitioner
- Seo Jung-eun (born 1991), South Korean female field hockey player
- Lee Jeong-eun (racewalker) (born 1994), South Korean female racewalker
- Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996), South Korean female golfer, 2019 U.S. Women's Open champion
Other
- Meredith Jung-En Woo (born 1958), South Korean-born American female political science professor
- Hwang Jung-eun (born 1976), South Korean female writer and podcaster
- Kim Jong Un (born 1983 or 1984), North Korean leader, son of Kim Jong Il
See also
Notes and References
- 가족관계의 등록 등에 관한 규칙. Regulations on Registration of Family Relations. 2954. 29 January 2021. Regulation. ko.
- News: North Korea directive reveals apparent ban on sharing Kim Jong-un's name. The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 3 December 2014. 27 September 2021.
