Hae-jeong as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hae-jeong

What is the meaning of the name Hae-jeong ?

The baby name Hae-jeong is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [hɛ.d͡ʑʌŋ]; approx. 'HAY-juhng' or 'HAY-jung'.

Hae-jeong is Korean in Origin.

Hae-jeong (해정) is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean syllables whose meanings depend on the chosen hanja. Hae may be written as 海 “sea” or 解 “to understand,” while Jeong commonly appears as 貞 “chaste/virtuous,” 正 “upright,” 靜 “quiet,” or 晶 “crystalline brightness.” Pairings yield readings such as “tranquil sea” (海靜) or “upright understanding” (解正). The name is unisex, with softer Jeong characters tending to skew feminine and moral-virtue characters used across genders.

Used within the long-standing two-syllable naming tradition, Hae-jeong gained wider visibility in the 20th century and remains recognizable in South Korea, though it is less common than the similar-sounding Hye‑jeong (혜정). Variants include Hae-jung and Haejeong; in Romanization, it appears as Hae-jeong (Revised Romanization) or Hae-jŏng (McCune–Reischauer). Specific hanja combinations must be selected from the South Korean government’s approved list, allowing families to tailor the nuance.

⚙ Nothing for Hae-jeong shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.