Ji-hyun

Ji-hyun
Pronunciation/dʒɪ.hjən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJi-hyeon, Jee-hyun, Ji-hyon, Jie-hyun
Ji-hyun
Hangul
지현
Hanja
智賢, 知賢, 智炫, and others
Revised RomanizationJi-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChihyŏn
IPA[dzihjʌn], [tɕihjʌn]

Ji-hyun, also spelled Ji-hyeon, or Jee-hyun, is Korean unisex 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 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1990.[3]

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.