Yu-jin
| Yu-jin | |
| Hangul | 유진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 楢真, 有真, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yu-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yujin |
Yu-jin, also spelled Yoo-jin or Eugene, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 48 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Yu-jin is a common name in South Korea. Its commonality may be attributed to the fact that it may be given to both boys and girls, as well as the fact that parents in South Korea are increasingly opting for English-style names which have favourable meanings in hanja but at the same time can be pronounced easily by non-Koreans.[2] In the early 2000s, Yu-jin, Dong-won, and Do-hyun were among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade they both fell in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.[3]
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Kim Yoo-jin (footballer) (born 1983), South Korean male football player
- Lim Yu-jin (born 1983), South Korean female volleyball player
- Choi Yu-jin (born 2000), South Korean figure skater
Entertainers
- Kim Yoo-jin (director) (born 1950), South Korean male director
- Ryu Jin (born Im Yu-jin, 1972), South Korean actor
- Lee Yoo-jin (born 1977), South Korean female model
- H-Eugene, (born Heo Yu-jin, 1979), South Korean male recording artist
- Eugene (actress) (born Kim Yu-jin, 1981), South Korean actress and idol singer
- So Yoo-jin (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Neon Bunny (born Im Yujin, 1983), South Korean singer-songwriter
- Jung Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean actress
- Sung Yoo-jin (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of The SeeYa
- Uee (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer
- Kim Yoo-jin (video gamer) (born 1993), South Korean male professional StarCraft II player
- Choi Yoo-jin (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of CLC
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Jung Yoo-jin, in 2002 South Korean television series Winter Sonata
See also
- Eugene Group, South Korean chaebol with business interests in construction, media, and other industries
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
- ↑ "Customs: Korean names". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-27.