Ye-jin

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Ye-jin
Hangul
예진
Hanja
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Revised RomanizationYe-jin
McCune–ReischauerYe-jin

Ye-jin is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "ye" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Im Ye-jin (born Im Ki-hee, 1960), South Korean actress
  • Park Ye-jin (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Son Ye-jin (born Son Eon-jin, 1982), South Korean actress
  • Ailee (Korean name Lee Yejin, born 1989), Korean-American singer and songwriter
  • Pyo Ye-jin (born 1992), South Korean actress
  • Kim Ye-jin (born 1999), South Korean short track speed skater
  • Chu Ye-jin (born 2001), South Korean actress

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2016.