Young-jin | |
Gender: | Both (masculine) |
Meaning: | Different depending on hanja |
Origin: | Korean |
Young-jin | |
Hangul: | 영진 |
Rr: | Yeongjin |
Mr: | Yŏngjin |
Young-jin, also spelled Young-jean or Yeong-jin, is a Korean given name, that is a unisex name. It was the sixth-most-popular name for South Korean newborn boys in 1960, falling to tenth place by 1970.[1] Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
People with this name include: