| Yu-jin | |
| Hangul | 유진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 楢眞, 有眞, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yu-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yujin |
Yu-jin, also spelled Yoo-jin, is a unisex given name of Korean origin, its meaning dependent upon the hanja used to write it. There are numerous possibilities as to how to spell the name in hanja; there are 62 hanja that can be used to represent the yu sound and 48 hanja that can be used to represent the jin sound. The name is popular as not only is a traditional Korean name but can be romanized as Eugene, allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce. In the early 2000s, Yu-jin was among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade, it saw a fall in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1981), South Korean female footballer
- Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1983), South Korean male football player
- Jeong You-jin (born 1983), South Korean male sport shooter
- Lim Yu-jin (born 1983), South Korean female volleyball player
- Ji Yoo-jin (born 1988), South Korean female rower
- Hong Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean female field hockey player
- Choi Yu-jin (figure skater) (born 2000), South Korean female figure skater
- Jang Yu-jin (born 2001), South Korean female freestyle skier
Film and television actors
- Ryu Jin (born Im Yu-jin, 1972), South Korean actor
- Eugene (actress) (born Kim Yoo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress and idol singer, member of S.E.S.
- So Yoo-jin (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Uee (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer
- Jung Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean actress
- Eugene Lee Yang (born 1986), American comedian and member of The Try Guys
Singers
- Lee Yoo-jin (actress) (born 1977), South Korean female actress and model
- H-Eugene (born Heo Yu-jin, 1979), South Korean male recording artist
- Neon Bunny (born Im Yujin, 1983), South Korean singer-songwriter
- Eyedi (born Nam Yu-jin, 1995), South Korean female singer-songwriter
- Choi Yu-jin (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of CLC and leader of Kep1er
- An Yu-jin (born 2003), South Korean female singer, leader of Ive (formerly Iz*One)
Other
- Kim Yoo-jin (director) (born 1950), South Korean male director
- Yoojin Grace Wuertz (born 1980), South Korean-born American female novelist
- Kim Yoo-jin (StarCraft player) (born 1993), South Korean male professional StarCraft II player
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Jung Yoo-jin, in 2002 South Korean television series Winter Sonata
- Choi Yu-Jin, in 2018 South Korean television series Mr. Sunshine
- Yun-Jin Lee, in Dead by Daylight DLC - All Kill Chapter
- Lee Yu-Jin, in 2021 South Korean drama
See also
- Eugene Group, South Korean chaebol with business interests in construction, media, and other industries
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Customs: Korean names". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- 이진희 (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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