Jin-sung, also spelled Jin-seong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
Jin-sung | |
Hangul | 진성 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jin-seong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chinsŏng |
People with this name include:
- Jinseong of Silla (born Gim Man, 865–897), queen of Silla
- Lee Jin-sung (born 1956), South Korean judge
- Jang Jin-sung (born 1971), pseudonym of North Korean poet defector
- Choi Jin-sung (director) (born 1975), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Hwang Jin-sung (born 1984), South Korean football player
- Kim Jin-sung (baseball) (born 1985), South Korean baseball player
- Monday Kiz (singer) (born Kim Jin-sung, 1985), South Korean singer
- Yang Jin-sung (born 1988), South Korean actress