Ji-hyun
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| Pronunciation | /dʒɪ.hjən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ji-hyeon, Jee-hyun, Ji-hyon, Jie-hyun |
| Ji-hyun | |
| Hangul | 지현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chihyŏn |
| IPA | [dzihjʌn], [tɕihjʌn] |
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]
People
[edit]People with this name include:
Actors and actresses
[edit]- Jung Jae-young (born Jung Ji-hyun, 1970), South Korean actor
- Jun Ji-hyun (born 1981), South Korean actress and model
- Lee El (born Kim Ji-hyun, 1982), South Korean actress
- Min Ji-hyun (born 1984), South Korean actress
- Ahn Ji-hyun (born 1992), South Korean actress
- Nam Ji-hyun (born 1995), South Korean actress
- Han Ji-hyun (born 1996), South Korean actress
Singers
[edit]- Kim Ji-hyun (singer) (born 1972), South Korean singer
- Lee Ji-hyun (actress) (born 1983), South Korean singer
- Qri (born Lee Ji-hyun, 1986), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group T-ara
- G.Soul (born Kim Ji-hyun, 1988), American singer
- Son Ji-hyun (born 1990), South Korean singer and actress
- Soyou (born Kang Ji-hyun, 1992), South Korean singer and actress
Sportspeople
[edit]- Song Ji-hyun (born 1969), South Korean handball player
- Kim Ji-hyun (badminton) (born 1974), South Korean badminton player
- Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1982), South Korean swimmer
- Jung Ji-hyun (born 1983), South Korean wrestler
- Kim Ji-heun (born 1989), South Korean swimmer
- Sung Ji-hyun (born 1991), South Korean badminton player
- Choi Ji-hyun (born 1994), South Korean short track speed skater
- Kim Ji-hyon (born 1995), South Korean freestyle skier
- Byun Ji-hyun (born 1999), South Korean figure skater
Other
[edit]- Jee Hyun Kim (fl. 2004–present), Australian neuroscientist
Fictional characters
[edit]Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kim Ji-hyun, in 2008 South Korean television series East of Eden
- Kim Jihyun, in 2016 South Korean otome visual novel game Mystic Messenger
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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