Jeong (given name) should not be confused with Jeong (surname).
| Hangul: | 정 |
| Hanja: | ,,,,, and others |
| Rr: | Jeong |
| Mr: | Chŏng |
| Koreanipa: | [dzʌŋ], [tsʌŋ] |
Jeong, also spelled Jung or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "Jeong"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with the single-syllable given name Jeong include:
According to South Korean government data, many names containing the element "Jeong" were popular for newborn Korean boys and girls in the mid-to-late 20th century, but by 1990, no name containing this element appeared in the top 10.[3] Popular names included:
Other names beginning this element include:
Other names ending with this element include: