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Ji-yeon
Pronunciation/ɪ.jən/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJi-yun, Ji-yon, Jee-yun, Jee-yon, Ji-yean, Chi-yeon, Chi-yun, Chi-yon
Ji-yeon
Hangul
지연
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationJi-yeon
McCune–ReischauerChiyŏn
IPA[dzijʌn], [tɕijʌn]

Ji-yeon (Korean지연), also spelled Ji-yun, Ji-yon, Ji-yean, Jee-yeon, Jee-yon, Chee-yun, Chi-yun, Chi-yon is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon"[2] on the South Korean 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.[3]

People with this name include:

Entertainers

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Sportspeople

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Others

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  • Melissa Lee (born Lee Jiyun, 1966), South Korean-born New Zealand politician
  • Kim Chee-yun (born 1970), South Korean violinist
  • Jeanne You (born You Ji-yeoun, 1978), South Korean classical pianist
  • Ji-Yeon Yuh, American reporter, writer, editor and professor

Fictional characters

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  • Kwon Ji Yeon, in American television series Lost, for whom the episode Ji Yeon (Lost) is named
  • Jee-Yun Buckley Han, in American television series 9-1-1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.