| Pronunciation | /hjʌn.dʒʌŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hyeon-jung, Hyun-jeong, Hyeon-jeong, Hyun-jong, Hyon-jong, Hyon-jeong |
| Hyun-jung | |
| Hangul | 현정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 賢廷, 賢貞, 賢政, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeonjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnjŏng |
| IPA | |
Hyun-jung, also spelled Hyun-jeong, or Hyeon-jung, Hyeon-jeong, Hyun-jong, Hyon-jong, Hyon-jeong is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 84 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Hyun-jung was the second-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970, falling to tenth place by 1980.
People
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Go Hyun-jung (born 1971), South Korean actress
- Big Mama King (born Kim Hyun-jung, 1973), South Korean singer
- Kim Hyun-jung (singer) (born 1976), South Korean singer
- Seola (singer) (born Kim Hyun-jung, 1994), South Korean singer and actress
- Jo Hyeon-jeong (born 1979), South Korean voice actress
- Vivian Cha (born Cha Hyun-jung, 1993), South Korean fashion model
- Eom Hyeon-jeong, South Korean voice actress
- Niki Yang (born Yang Hyun-jeong, 1985), South Korean animator and voice actress
- Sportspeople
- Woo Hyun-jung (born 1977), South Korean field hockey player
- Yang Hyun-jung (born 1977), South Korean football coach
- Joo Hyun-jung (born 1982), South Korean archer
- Na Hyun-jung (born 1990), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Hyeon-jung (figure skater) (born 1992), South Korean figure skater
- Chi Hyun-jung (born 1971), South Korean figure skater
See also
References
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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