The baby name Jeong-hwa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced 정화 (IPA: [tɕʌŋ.hwa]; RR: Jeong-hwa; common English approximation: "JUNG-hwa").
Jeong-hwa is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Jeong-hwa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced 정화 (IPA: [tɕʌŋ.hwa]; RR: Jeong-hwa; common English approximation: "JUNG-hwa").
Jeong-hwa is Korean in Origin.
Jeong-hwa (정화) is a Korean given name of Sino-Korean origin, built from Jeong (정) + Hwa (화). Meanings depend on the hanja: Jeong can mean “upright/virtuous” (正/貞) or “tranquil” (靜), while Hwa commonly means “flower/splendor” (花/華) or “harmony” (和). Typical interpretations include “upright harmony,” “chaste flower,” and “quiet radiance.” Pronunciation: roughly jung-hwah [tɕʌŋ.hwa]. Multiple approved hanja for each syllable permit tailored, auspicious combinations.
Documented since late Joseon and popular throughout the 20th century, Jeong-hwa is unisex but now chiefly feminine in South Korea. It reads both traditional and modern, aligning with the common two-syllable hyphenated style. Romanization variants include Jeonghwa (no hyphen), Jung-hwa/Junghwa, and the older Chung-hwa; in McCune–Reischauer it appears as Chŏng-hwa. Related names using the same elements include Jeong-hee/Jeong-hui, Hwa-young, and Hwa-jeong.
We have no record of Jeong-hwa in any national birth registry or name dataset. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.
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