Ji-eun

Ji-eun, also spelled Jee-eun, Ji-un or Jee-un, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the fourth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1980, rising to second place in 1988, where it remained in 1990.[3][4]

Ji-eun
Pronunciation/ɪ.ʊn/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJee-eun, Jee-un, Ji-un
Ji-eun
Hangul
지은
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationJi-eun
McCune–ReischauerChiŭn
IPA[dziɯn], [tɕiɯn]

People

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Im Ji-eun (born 1973), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-eun (born 1976), South Korean screenwriter
  • Kang Ye-won (born Kim Ji-eun, 1980), South Korean actress
  • Oh Ji-eun (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Song Jieun (born 1990), South Korean idol singer, member of Secret
  • IU (singer) (born Lee Ji-eun, 1993), South Korean singer
  • Han Ji-eun (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Kim Ji-eun (born 1993), South Korean actress


Sportspeople

See also

References

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