Jina (Korean name)
Not to be confused with Gina (given name), which is of Italian origin.
| Jina | |
| Hangul | 진아 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 珍兒 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jin-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jina |
| Alternative spelling | |
| Hangul | 지나 |
| Hanja | 智娜 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-na |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jina |
Jina and Jinah are Roman-alphabet spellings of either of two homophonous Korean feminine given names with different hangul spellings. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
For the name systemically transcribed as Jin-a. there are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] People with this name include:
- Kim Jin-ah (born 1980), stage name Shim Yi-young, South Korean film actress
- Lee Jin-a (born 1985), South Korean tennis player
- Im Jin-ah (born 1991), stage name Nana, South Korean singer, member of girl group After School
- Yeom Jina, South Korean singer, member of girl group Bob Girls
- Kwon Jin-ah (born 1997), South Korean singer and guitarist
- Lee Jinah (fl. 2010s), South Korean singer, lead vocalist of girl group She'z
For the name systemically transcribed as Ji-na, there are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 16 hanja with the reading "na" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] People with this name include:
- Song Ji-na (born 1959), South Korean screenwriter
- G.NA, stage name of Gina Jane Choi (born 1987), Korean Canadian singer
- Kim Ji-na, South Korean missionary taken hostage in Afghanistan in 2007
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.