Jeong as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jeong

What is the meaning of the name Jeong ?

The baby name Jeong is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tɕʌŋ/ (approx. "juhng").

Jeong is Korean in Origin.

Jeong (정) is a Korean surname and unisex given-name element; romanized Jeong in Revised Romanization, Chŏng in McCune–Reischauer, and often Jung, Chung, or Cheong in older or anglicized spellings. As a surname it corresponds to the hanja 鄭 (Zheng), borne by several major Korean clans and long attested in historical records.

As a given name or element, Jeong can be written with many hanja, yielding meanings such as “upright/correct” (正), “chaste” (貞), “calm/quiet” (靜), “government” (政), “affection/feeling” (情), or “auspicious” (禎). It appears in combinations like Hye-jeong, Seo-jeong, or Jeong-ho, or less commonly as a single-syllable given name. The cultural concept jeong (정, 情) - deep attachment and empathy - also lends the name warm connotations. Variants across the diaspora include Joung; related Chinese and Vietnamese cognates are Zheng and Trịnh, though usage differs.

⚙ Jeong is a rare find. Our records hold just 126 recorded uses, spread over 34 countries.