Eun-jung, also spelled Eun-jeong or Eun-jong, Un-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[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. It was the third-most common name for baby girls in South Korea in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980.[3]

Eun-jung
Pronunciation/ʊn.ʌŋ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingEun-jeong, Eun-jong, Un-jeong, Un-jong
Eun-jung
Hangul
은정
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationEun-jeong
McCune–ReischauerŬnjŏng
IPA[ɯndzʌŋ]

People

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People with this name include:

Entertainers
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References

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  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.