Jung-Hee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jung-Hee

What is the meaning of the name Jung-Hee ?

The baby name Jung-Hee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /tɕʌŋ.hi/ (approx. 'JUNG-hee'; Revised Romanization: Jeong-hui/Jeong-hee).

Jung-Hee is Korean in Origin.

Jung-Hee (정희) is a Korean given name built from the Sino-Korean syllables jeong (정) and hui/hee (희). Its meaning depends on the hanja chosen: Jeong may be written as 正 “upright,” 貞 “chaste/virtuous,” 靜 “calm,” or 政 “governance,” while Hee can be 喜 “joy,” 熙 “bright/prosperous,” or 希 “hope/rare.” Popular combinations include 正熙 (“upright + bright”), 貞熙 (“virtuous + shining”), and 政喜 (“governance + joy”). Parents select characters from the government-approved list for names.

The name has been used for all genders, though it trended strongly feminine in South Korea from the 1950s through the 1970s; high-profile bearers include President Park Chung-hee and the actress Yoon Jeong-hee. Variant spellings reflect different romanization systems and personal preference: Jeong-hee (official RR), Jung-hee (common), Chung-hee (McCune–Reischauer), and Jeonghui/Chŏnghŭi in academic forms. Pronounced roughly “jung-hee,” with u as in “hung.”

⚙ Jung-Hee is exceptionally rare. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.