| Pronunciation | /dʒɪ.jən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ji-yun, Ji-yon, Jee-yun, Jee-yon, Ji-yean, Chi-yeon, Chi-yun, Chi-yon |
| Ji-yeon | |
| Hangul | 지연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiyŏn |
| IPA | [dzijʌn], [tɕijʌn] |
Ji-yeon (Korean: 지연), 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:
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2012.