Ji-hyun

Ji-hyun, also spelled Ji-hyeon, or Jee-hyun, is Korean unisex 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 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1990.[3]

Ji-hyun
Pronunciation/dʒɪ.hjən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJi-hyeon, Jee-hyun, Ji-hyon, Jie-hyun
Ji-hyun
Hangul
지현
Hanja
智賢, 知賢, 智炫, and others
Revised RomanizationJi-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChihyŏn
IPA[dzihjʌn], [tɕihjʌn]

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 1988), 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. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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