Jeong (given 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.

People

People with the single-syllable given name Jeong include:

• Jeong of Balhae (died 812), seventh King of Balhae
• Yi Chong (1541–1622), Joseon Dynasty painter
• Heo Jeong (1896–1988), Korean male independence activist and South Korean politician
• Kang Jeong (born 1971), South Korean poet
• Suh Jung (born 1972), South Korean actress
• Jang Jeong (born 1980), South Korean golfer
• Choi Jeong (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
• Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean table tennis player
• Choi Jeong (Go player) (born 1996), South Korean go player

As a name element

According to South Korean government data, many names containing the element "Jeong" were popular for newborn Korean boys and girls in the mid-to-late 20th century, but by 1990, no name containing this element appeared in the top 10. Popular names included:

Masculine

• Jung-ho (5th place in 1950, 4th place in 1960, 7th place in 1970)
• Jung-hoon (10th place in 1960, 1st place in 1970, 3rd place in 1980)

Feminine

• Jung-hee (4th place in 1950, 6th place in 1960)
• Jeong-ja (6th place in 1940)
• Jung-sook (4th place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950)
• Jung-soon (9th place in 1940)
• Hyun-jung (2nd place in 1970, 10th place in 1980)
• Eun-jung (3rd place in 1970, 6th place in 1980)

Other names beginning this element include:

• Jung-ah (feminine)
• Jung-eun (unisex)
• Jung-hwa (feminine)
• Jung-hwan (masculine)
• Jeong-hyo (unisex)
• Jung-hyun (unisex)
• Jung-il (masculine)
• Jung-jin (masculine)
• Jung-mo (masculine)
• Jung-min (masculine)
• Jung-myung (masculine)
• Jung-nam (masculine)
• Jung-sik (masculine)
• Jung-soo (masculine)
• Jung-won (unisex)
• Jung-woo (masculine)

Other names ending with this element include:

• Ae-jung (feminine)
• Hee-jung (unisex)
• Ho-jung (masculine)
• Hye-jung (feminine)
• Ki-jung (masculine)
• Mi-jung (feminine)
• Min-jung (feminine)
• Soo-jung (feminine)
• Yoo-jung (feminine)
• Yoon-jung (unisex)

See also

• List of Korean given names

References