Yoo-jung

Yoo-jung, also spelled Yoo-jeong, or You-jeong, Yu-jeong, is a Korean feminine given name. In the past it was also used as a male name, but in modern times it is a female name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 88 hanja with the reading "yoo"[1] and 84 hanja with the reading "jung"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Yoo-jung
Hangul
유정
Hanja
有貞, 裕貞, 侑玎, and others
Revised RomanizationYu-jeong
McCune–ReischauerYujŏng
IPA[judzʌŋ]

People with this name include:

Actresses

Singers
  • May (singer) (born Bang Yu-jeong, 1982), South Korean female singer in Japan
  • Nam Yu-jeong (born 1991), South Korean female singer, member of Brave Girls
  • Heo Yujeong (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of Bob Girls
  • Kim Yu-jeong (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of Laboum
  • Moon Yu-jeong (born 1998), South Korean female singer, member of Berry Good
  • Choi Yoo-jung (singer) (born 1999), South Korean female singer, member of I.O.I and Weki Meki
  • Lee Yoo-jung (born Lee Tae-yeob, 1997), South Korean male singer, member of OnlyOneOf

Other
  • Yujeong (1544–1610), religious name of Samyeongdang, Joseon-era Buddhist monk
  • Gim Yujeong (1908–1937), Korean male novelist of the Japanese colonial period
  • Jung Yoo-jung (born 1966), South Korean female novelist
  • Chae Yoo-jung (born 1995), South Korean female badminton player
  • Choi Yu-jung (ice hockey), South Korean female ice hockey player

Fictional characters

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "유"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
  3. Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Review: 'Night and Day'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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