Eun-ji, also spelled Eun-jee, is a

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n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''

eun Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon List of Korean surnames, Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja use ...

''" and 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
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n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. ''Eun-ji'' was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.

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People with this name include: ;Sportspeople *

Lee Eun-ji Lee Eun-ji (11 December 1989, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event ...

(born 1989), South Korean track cyclist *

Lim Eun-ji Lim Eun-ji ( Korean: 임은지; born 2 April 1989) is a South Korean pole vaulter. She is the current South Korean national record holder in the event indoors and a former outdoor record holder. Having previously competed in the 100 metres hur ...

(born 1989), South Korean pole vaulter *

Gim Un-chi Gim Eun-ji also known as Gim Un-chi (born January 23, 1990) is a Korean curler from Gyeonggi-do. She currently skips the Gyeonggi Province curling team. Career Gim played as lead in her first world championship at the 2011 Capital One World ...

(born 1993), South Korean curler ;Entertainers *Kim Eun-ji (born 1979), stage name

MayBee Kim Eun-ji (; born 10 September 1979), better known as MayBee (), is a South Korean singer, lyricist, actress and radio presenter. She hosted KBS Cool FM's ''Pump Up the Volume'' radio show from 2006 to 2010. Personal life MayBee married actor ...

, South Korean singer *

Jo Eun-ji Jo Eun-ji (born February 10, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film ''Tears'', and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in ''The President's Last Bang'', ''My ...

(born 1981), South Korean actress *

Park Eun-ji (television personality) Park Eun-ji () (born March 20, 1983) is a South Korean television personality, actress and former weather presenter. She was a cast member in the reality dating show Match Made In Heaven (2015) & game show '' The Genius: Rules of the Game''. (2013 ...

(born 1983), South Korean television personality *

Jeong Eun-ji Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim, on August 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, radio DJ, musical actress, and voice actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group ...

(born Jung Hye-rim, 1993), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Apink ;Other *

Park Eun-ji (politician) Park Eun Ji was the vice delegate of the Labor Party in South Korea. She also was a proportional representation candidate of the New Progressive Party in the 19th legislative election. She died at her house on March 8, 2014. Death Park was f ...

(1979–2014), South Korean politician

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