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

What is the meaning of the name Hae-jin ?

The baby name Hae-jin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hangul: 해진; RR: Hae-jin; IPA: /hɛ.dʑin/; approximate English: 'heh-jin'..

Hae-jin is Korean in Origin.

Hae-jin (해진) is a Korean unisex given name formed from Sino-Korean elements. Its meaning varies by the chosen hanja: Hae may be 海 “sea,” 解 “to solve/unravel,” or 亥 “the twelfth earthly branch (Pig),” while Jin commonly appears as 眞/真 “truth; genuine,” 珍 “precious; rare,” 進 “advance,” or 鎭/鎮 “to calm; settle.” Typical pairings yield senses such as “precious as the sea” (海珍) or “true ocean” (海眞).

Used throughout the 20th and 21st centuries in South Korea, Hae-jin suits all genders and is borne by figures like actor Yoo Hae-jin and actor Park Hae-jin. Spellings vary with romanization (Hae-jin, Haejin, and in McCune-Reischauer, Hae-chin), and the name is sometimes mirrored as Jin-hae. Related but distinct is Hye-jin (혜진). The flexible hanja choices allow families to tailor auspicious meanings around qualities of depth, sincerity, and steady progress.

⚙ Hae-jin doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.