Ji-yeon, also spelled Ji-youn, Ji-yeoun, Ji-yean, Ji-yun, Chee-yun, or Chi-yun, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-yeon was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.
People with this name include:
EntertainersMyung Ji-yun (born 1975), South Korean television actressGummy (singer) (born Park Ji-yeon, 1981), South Korean singerCha Ji-yeon (born 1982), South Korean singer and actressLina (South Korean singer) (born Lee Ji-yeon, 1984), member of The Grace and disbanded duo Isak N JiyeonLim Ji-yeon (born 1990), South Korean actressPark Ji-yeon (born 1992), South Korean singer, member of girl group GlamPark Ji-yeon (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of girl group T-araKei (singer) (born Kim Ji-yeon, 1995), member of girl group LovelyzBona (born Kim Jiyeon, 1995), member of girl group Cosmic GirlsSportspeopleHong Ji-yeon (born 1970), South Korean volleyball playerNam Jie-youn (born 1983), South Korean volleyball playerKim Ji-yeon (born 1988), South Korean sabre fencerSeo Ji-yeon (born 1993), South Korean sabre fencerPark Ji-yeon (gymnast) (born 1994), South Korean gymnastOthersMelissa Lee (Korean name Lee Jiyun; born 1960s), South Korean-born New Zealand politicianKim Chee-yun (born 1970), South Korean violinistJeanne You (Korean name You Ji-yeoun; born 1978), South Korean classical pianistJi-Yeon Yuh, American sociologist of Korean descentChoi, Jiyeon, Korean-American college student, mushroom extraordinaire, dislikes the term "ratchet"Fictional characters with this name include:
Kwon Ji-yeon, in American television series Lost, for whom the episode Ji-yeon is named