Jae-young
Jae-young, also spelled Jae-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "jae" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Jae-young | |
| Hangul | 재영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 在永, 在榮, 在瑩, 在詠, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jae-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaeyŏng |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Jung Jae-young (born Jung Ji-hyun, 1970), South Korean male actor
- Chung Jae-young, stage name J (born 1977), South Korean female singer
- Park Hee-von (born Park Jae-young, 1983), South Korean actress
- Lee Jae-young, stage name Bahnus, South Korean male composer and producer
Sportspeople
- Yoon Jae-young (born 1983), South Korean male table tennis player
- Oh Ju-won (born Oh Jae-young, 1985), South Korean male relief pitcher
- Shin Jae-young (born 1989), South Korean male baseball pitcher
- Lee Jae-yeong (born 1996), South Korean female volleyball player
Other
- Protasius Hong Jaeyeong (died 1790s), Joseon Dynasty Christian, named one of the Korean Martyrs
- Kim Jae-young (born 1966), South Korean female writer
See also
References
- "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 6 October 2015.
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