Ji-hyun

Ji-hyun
Pronunciation /tɕi.hjʌn/
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Korean
Meaning Different depending on hanja
Ji-hyun
Hangul 지현
Hanja 智賢, 至賢, 志賢, 知賢, 智炫, 知炫, 址炫, and others
Revised Romanization Ji-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Chihyŏn

Ji-hyun, also spelled Jee-hyun, is a Korean given name, that is a unisex name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ji-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1990.[2]

People

People with this name include:

Actors and actresses

Singers

  • Kim Ji-hyun (singer) (born 1972), South Korean female singer, member of Roo'ra
  • Hwang Ji-hyun (born 1983), South Korean female singer, member of Gangkiz
  • Lee Ji-hyun (actress) (born 1983), South Korean female singer, former member of Jewelry
  • Lee Ji-hyun (born 1986), stage name Qri, South Korean female singer and actress, member of T-ara
  • Kim Ji-hyun (born 1998), stage name G.Soul, American male singer of Korean descent
  • Nam Ji-hyun (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer and actress, former member of 4Minute
  • Kang Ji-hyun (born 1992), stage name Soyou, South Korean singer and actress, member of Sistar

Sportspeople

Other

  • Jee Hyun Kim (fl. 2004–present), Australian female neuroscientist
  • Baek Ji-hyun (born 1993), South Korean female model

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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