Jeong-eun, also spelled Jung-eun, Jeong-un, or Jong-un, 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 unisex given name. In
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 ...
, it is overwhelmingly used as a female name. Its 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. , regulations of
South Korea's Supreme Court list 84 hanja with the reading and 30 hanja with the reading which may be registered for use in given names. The
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
-based
Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported, based on a document obtained by
North Korean defector
Since the division of Korea after the end of World War II, North Koreans have fled from the country in spite of legal punishment for political, ideological, religious, economic, moral, personal, or nutritional reasons. Such North Koreans are re ...
and KBS employee Park Jin-hee, that beginning in January 2011
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
banned birth registrations using the name Kim Jong-un and required existing bearers of the name to change to a different name. The authenticity of the document could not be confirmed.
People with this name include:
Entertainers
*Hong Jung-eun (born 1974), South Korean television screenwriter, one of the
Hong sisters
Hong Jung-eun (born 1974) and Hong Mi-ran (born 1977), collectively known as the Hong sisters (), are South Korean television screenwriters currently managed by Studio Dragon. Together, they have written popular romantic-comedies, notably '' ...
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Kim Jung-eun
Kim Jung-eun (born March 4, 1976) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in the film ''Marrying the Mafia'' (2002) and the television series ''Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' I am Legend'' (2010) and '' Make a Woman Cry''. In 2008, Kim ...
(born 1976), South Korean actress
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Kim Ji-woo
Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun on November 22, 1983) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Musical
Awards and nominations
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* Kim Ji-wooat Daum Kim Ji-wooat N ...
(born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
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Im Jung-eun
Im Jung-eun (; born March 31, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Unsolved'' (also known as ''Secret Investigation Record'') and '' Man from the Equator''.
Television series
Films
* ''Rainbow Goddess'' (202 ...
(born 1981), South Korean actress
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Jo Jung-eun
Jo Jung-eun (born March 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her role as young Jang-geum in 2003 TV series ''Dae Jang Geum
''Dae Jang Geum'' (; literally "The Great Jang-geum"), also known as ''Jewel in the Palace'', is a ...
(born 1996), South Korean actress
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Heo Jung-eun
Heo Jung-eun (; born September 14, 2007) is a South Korean actress. She first drew public attention with her performances in hit dramas, '' My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' (2016) and ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). At age nine, she took on her first leadin ...
(born 2007), South Korean actress
Sportspeople
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Jeong Jeong-eun
Jeong Jeong-eun (born 18 July 1945) is a South Korean volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament
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(born 1945), South Korean female volleyball player
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Park Jung-eun (born 1977), South Korean female basketball player
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Kim Jung-eun (basketball)
Kim Jung-eun (born March 4, 1976) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in the film ''Marrying the Mafia'' (2002) and the television series ''Lovers in Paris'' (2004), '' I am Legend'' (2010) and '' Make a Woman Cry''. In 2008, Kim ...
(born 1987), South Korean female basketball player
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Ha Jung-eun (born 1987), South Korean female badminton player
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Lee Jung-eun (sport shooter)
Lee Jung-eun (born 2 May 1987) is a South Korean sport shooter.
She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning a medal.
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Living people
1987 births
South Korean female sport shooters
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(born 1987), South Korean female sport shooter
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Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1988), South Korean female golfer
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Lee Jung-eun (judoka)
Lee Jung-eun (born 9 April 1988) is a South Korean judoka
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(born 1988), South Korean female judo practitioner
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Seo Jung-eun
Seo Jung-eun (born 26 December 1991) is a South Korean field hockey player. She competed for the South Korea women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
She won a gold medal as a member of the South Korean team at 2014 Asian G ...
(born 1991), South Korean female field hockey player
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Lee Jeong-eun (racewalker)
Lee Jeong-eun (; or ; born 13 September 1994) is a professional female racewalker from South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Pe ...
(born 1994), South Korean female racewalker
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Lee Jeong-eun (golfer, born 1996) Lee Jeong-eun or Lee Jung-eun () is the name of the following people:
*A series of South Korean golfers, all of them have been numbered in order of age:
:* Lee Jeoung Eun (golfer, born 1976) (), also known as 'Jeongeun Lee1'
:* Lee Jeong Eun (golfe ...
, South Korean female golfer, 2019 U.S. Women's Open champion
Other
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Meredith Jung-En Woo
Meredith Jung-En Woo is an American academic and author. She is the 13th and current President of Sweet Briar College, and is the former director of the International Higher Education Support Program at the Open Society Foundation in London. S ...
(born 1958), South Korean-born American female political science professor
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Hwang Jung-eun
Hwang Jung Eun (born 1976) is a South Korean writer and podcast celebrity.
Life
Hwang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She dropped out of Incheon National University. Hwang learned Korean at a younger age than most kids and was skilled in learni ...
(born 1976), South Korean female writer and podcaster
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Kim Jong-un (born 1983 or 1984), North Korean leader, son of Kim Jong-il
See also
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List of Korean given names
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Korean unisex given names