Ji-hye

Ji-hye, also spelled Jee-hye, or Ji-hae, Ji-hay, Jee-hay is Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 23 hanja with the reading "hye"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It also means "wisdom" in Korean.[3][4] Ji-hye was the most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1980, 1988, and 1990.[5][6]

Ji-hye
Pronunciation/ɪ.hɛ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaning"wisdom", or different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJee-hye, Ji-hae, Jee-hae, Ji-hay, Jee-hay
Ji-hye
Hangul
지혜
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationJi-hye
McCune–ReischauerChihye
IPA[tɕihɛ], [dzihɛ]

People

People with this name include:

  • Ryu Ji-hae (born 1976), South Korean table tennis player
  • Yoon Ji-hye (born 1979), South Korean actress
  • Lee Ji-hye (born 1980), South Korean singer and actress
  • Han Ji-hye (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Lim Ji-hye (born 1985), South Korean weightlifter
  • Seo Ji-hye (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Ji-Hae Park (born 1985), German violinist of Korean descent
  • Wang Ji-hye (born 1985), South Korean actress
  • Ahn Ji-hye (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Yun Ji-hye (born 1997), South Korean taekwondo practitioner

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

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