Ji-young

Ji-young, also spelled Jee-young, or Ji-yeong, Chi-young, is a 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 44 hanja with the reading "young"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Ji-young
Pronunciation/dʒɪ.jəŋ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJi-yeong, Jee-young, Chi-young
Ji-young
Hangul
지영
Hanja
知英, 智永, 枝榮, and others
Revised RomanizationJiyeong
McCune–ReischauerChiyŏng
IPA[dzijʌŋ], [tɕijʌŋ]

People with this name include:

Athletes

Entertainers

Others
  • Chung Ji-young (born 1949), South Korean male novelist
  • Gong Ji-young (born 1963), South Korean female novelist
  • Boo Ji-young (born 1971), South Korean female filmmaker
  • Jeannie Chi-Young Suk (born 1973), South Korean-born American female law professor
  • Ji-Young Kim (born 1978), South Korean ballerina
  • JeeYoung Lee (born 1983), South Korean female visual artist
  • Lim Ji-young (born 1995), South Korean female violinist
  • Jiyeong Mun (born 1995), South Korean female classical pianist
  • Chi-young Kim, South Korean-born American male literary translator

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "영"
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