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'''Yu-jin''', also spelled '''Yoo-jin''', '''You-jin''', or '''Eugene''', is a [[Korea]]n unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the [[hanja]] used to write each syllable of the name. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표|trans-title=Table of hanja for use in personal names|publisher=Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea|publication-place=Seoul|language=ko|date=August 2007|access-date=7 September 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>
'''Yu-jin''' (alternatively romanized as '''Yoo-jin''') is a unisex given name of Korean origin, its meaning dependent upon the [[hanja]] used to write it. There are numerous possibilities as to how to spell the name in hanja; there are 62 hanja that can be used to represent the ''yu'' sound and 48 hanja that can be used to represent the ''jin'' sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표|trans-title=Table of hanja for use in personal names|publisher=Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea|publication-place=Seoul|language=ko|date=August 2007|access-date=7 September 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|archive-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> The name is popular as not only is a traditional Korean name but can be romanized as [[Eugene (given name)|'''Eugene''']], allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_4_9_1.jsp|title=Customs: Korean names|publisher=Korea Tourism Organization|accessdate=2012-10-28}}</ref>In the early 2000s, Yu-jin was among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade, it saw a fall in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|author=이진희 [Yi Jin-hui]|title=너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2012-10-27|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122181121/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|archivedate=2011-01-22}}</ref>

Yu-jin is a common name in [[South Korea]], both because it may be given to boys or girls, and because parents in South Korea are increasingly opting for English-style names which have favourable meanings in [[hanja]] but at the same time can be pronounced easily by non-Koreans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_4_9_1.jsp|title=Customs: Korean names|publisher=Korea Tourism Organization|accessdate=2012-10-28}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Yu-jin, [[Dong-won]], and [[Do-hyun]] were among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade they both fell in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|author=이진희 [Yi Jin-hui]|title=너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2012-10-27|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122181121/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|archivedate=2011-01-22}}</ref>


==People==
==People==
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*[[Uee]] (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer
*[[Uee]] (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer
*[[Jung Yoo-jin]] (born 1989), South Korean actress
*[[Jung Yoo-jin]] (born 1989), South Korean actress
*Eugene Lee Yang (born 1986), American comedian and member of [[The Try Guys]]


===Singers===
===Singers===

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Yu-jin (alternatively romanized as Yoo-jin) is a unisex given name of Korean origin, its meaning dependent upon the hanja used to write it. There are numerous possibilities as to how to spell the name in hanja; there are 62 hanja that can be used to represent the yu sound and 48 hanja that can be used to represent the jin sound.[1] The name is popular as not only is a traditional Korean name but can be romanized as Eugene, allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.[2]In the early 2000s, Yu-jin was among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade, it saw a fall in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.[3]

People

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Film and television actors

  • Ryu Jin (born Im Yu-jin, 1972), South Korean actor
  • Eugene (actress) (born Kim Yoo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress and idol singer
  • So Yoo-jin (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Uee (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer
  • Jung Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean actress
  • Eugene Lee Yang (born 1986), American comedian and member of The Try Guys

Singers

  • Lee Yoo-jin (actress) (born 1977), South Korean female actress and model
  • H-Eugene (born Heo Yu-jin, 1979), South Korean male recording artist
  • Neon Bunny (born Im Yujin, 1983), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Sung Yoo-jin (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of The SeeYa
  • Kim You-jin (born 1993), South Korean male singer, member of KNK
  • Choi Yoo-jin (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of CLC
  • Ahn Yu-jin (born 2003), South Korean female singer, member of Iz One

Other

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Jung Yoo-jin, in 2002 South Korean television series Winter Sonata

See also

  • Eugene Group, South Korean chaebol with business interests in construction, media, and other industries

References

  1. ^ "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 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Customs: Korean names". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  3. ^ 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui] (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-27.