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Eun-ji
Pronunciation/ʊn.ɪ/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingEun-jee, Un-jee, Un-ji
Eun-ji
Hangul
은지
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationEun-ji
McCune–ReischauerŬnji
IPA[ɯntsi]

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.[3] Eun-ji was the third-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.[4]

People

People with this name include:

Sportspeople
Entertainers
  • Kim Eun-ji (born 1979), stage name MayBee, South Korean singer
  • Jo Eun-ji (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Park Eun-ji (television personality) (born 1983), South Korean reality show participant and weather presenter
  • Park Eun-ji (born 1988), South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Nine Muses
  • Jung Eun-ji (born 1993 as Jung Hye-rim), South Korean singer and actress, member of girl group Apink
  • Hong Eunji, member of girl group Brave Girls
Other

See also

References

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  3. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.