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Min-jung,also spelled Min-jeong,is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 75 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Soo-jin,also spelled Su-jin or Sue-jin,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" 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. Soo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1980,third-most popular in 1988,and fifth-most popular again in 1990.
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Jung-hee,also spelled as Jeong-hee,Jeong-hui,Chung-hee,or in North Korea as Jong-hui,is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "jung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Jung-hee was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950,falling to sixth place by 1960.
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Jung-won,also spelled Jeong-won,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 84 hanja with the reading "jung" and 46 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ji-soo,also spelled Ji-su,Jee-su,or Jee-soo,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Jung-soo,also spelled Jeong-soo or Jong-su,is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Jeong,also spelled Jung or Jong,Chung,Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "Jeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
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Won is a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 47 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
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- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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