Ji-yeon, also spelled Ji-yun, Ji-yon, Ji-yean, Jee-yeon, Jee-yon, Chee-yun, Chi-yun, Chi-yon is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
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, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "''
ji''" and 56 hanja with the reading "''
yeon
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
/ref> on the South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. ''Ji-yeon'' was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.
Entertainers
* Myung Ji-yun (born 1975), South Korean actress
*Gummy (singer)
Park Ji-yeon (Hangul: 박지연; born April 8, 1981), better known by her stage name Gummy (Hangul: 거미), is a South Korean singer. She debuted in 2003 with the album ''Like Them'' and has since become known for her soundtrack appearances.
...
(born Park Ji-yeon, 1981), South Korean singer
*Lina (South Korean singer)
Lee Ji-yeon (born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean musical actress and singer. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually becam ...
(born Lee Ji-yeon, 1984), South Korean musical actress and singer, member of girl group The Grace
* Lim Ji-yeon (born 1990), South Korean actress
*Park Ji-yeon
Park Ji-yeon (born June 7, 1993), referred to as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Apart from he ...
(born 1993), South Korean singer, member of girl group T-ara
*Kei (singer)
Kim Ji-yeon (; born March 20, 1995), known professionally as Kei, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She rose to fame as a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz in November 2014. Kei officially made her solo debut with released E ...
(born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group Lovelyz and El7z Up
*Bona (singer)
Kim Ji-yeon (; born August 19, 1995), better known by her stage name Bona, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean-Chinese girl group WJSN, and also its sub-unit WJSN The Black. She made her acting debut in the ...
(born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group Cosmic Girls
Sportspeople
* Hong Ji-yeon (born 1970), South Korean volleyball player
*Nam Jie-youn
Nam Jie-youn (born May 25, 1983 in Seoul) is a former South Korean volleyball player, who played as a libero. She was a member of the Women's National Team. She plays for Hwaseong IBK Altos. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the ...
(born 1983), South Korean volleyball player
*Kim Ji-yeon
Kim Ji-yeon (Hangul: 김지연; or ; born 12 March 1988) is a South Korean left-handed sabre fencer.
Kim is a five-time team Asian champion and four-time individual Asian champion.
A three-time Olympian, Kim is a 2021 team Olympic bronz ...
(born 1988), South Korean sabre fencer
*Ji Yeon Kim (fighter)
Kim Ji-yeon ( ko, 김지연; born October 18, 1992), often anglicized Ji Yeon Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist (MMA). She was the Jewels and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion. She competes in the Women's Flyweight division of ...
(born 1988), South Korean mixed martial artist
* Seo Ji-yeon (born 1993), South Korean sabre fencer
* Choi Ji-yeon (born 1998), South Korean ice hockey player
Others
*Melissa Lee
Melissa Ji-Yun Lee ( ko, 이지연; born 1966) is a New Zealand politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives as a list MP for the National Party in the 2008 election. , she is the National Party's spokesperson for broadcasting, ...
(Korean name Lee Jiyun; born 1960s), South Korean-born New Zealand politician
* Kim Chee-yun (born 1970), South Korean violinist
*Jeanne You
Jeanne You, also You Ji-yeoun, (born August 23, 1978 in Yeosu) is a South Korean classical pianist.
Education and professional career
She began studying the piano at the age of five. After attending Yewon Art School in Seoul she became a student ...
(Korean name You Ji-yeoun; born 1978), South Korean classical pianist
*Ji-Yeon Yuh
Ji-Yeon Yuh is an American reporter, writer, editor and professor in Asian American history and Asian diasporas at Northwestern University. Since 2005, Yuh is the director of Program in Asian American Studies at Northwestern University.
Yuh is a ...
, American sociologist of Korean descent
Fictional characters
*Kwon Ji-yeon, in American television series ''Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', for whom the episode '' Ji-yeon'' is named
*Jee-Yun Buckley Han, in American television series 9-1-1
See also
* List of Korean given names
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names