Eun-ji, also spelled Eun-jee, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[1] and 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Eun-ji was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.[3]
Pronunciation | /ʊn.dʒɪ/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
Region of origin | Busan |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Eun-jee, Un-jee, Un-ji |
Eun-ji | |
Hangul | 은지 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Eun-ji |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŭnji |
IPA | [ɯndzi] |
People
editPeople with this name include:
- Sportspeople
- Lee Eun-ji (born 1989), South Korean track cyclist
- Lim Eun-ji (born 1989), South Korean pole vaulter
- Gim Eun-ji (born 1993), South Korean curler
- Entertainers
- MayBee (born Kim Eun-ji, 1979), South Korean singer
- Jo Eun-ji (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Park Eun-ji (television personality) (born 1983), South Korean television personality
- Jeong Eun-ji (born Jung Hye-rim, 1993), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Apink
- Other
- Park Eun-ji (politician) (1979–2014), South Korean politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.