Yu-jin, also spelled Yoo-jin, is a unisex given name of Korean origin, its meaning dependent upon the
hanja used to write it. There are numerous possibilities as to how to spell the name in hanja; there are 62 hanja that can be used to represent the yu sound and 48 hanja that can be used to represent the jin sound.[1] The name is popular as not only is a traditional Korean name but can be romanized as
Eugene, allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.[2] In the early 2000s, Yu-jin was among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade, it saw a fall in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.[3]
Jung Yoo-jin, in 2002 South Korean television series Winter Sonata
Choi Yu-Jin, in 2018 South Korean television series Mr. Sunshine
Yun-Jin Lee, in Dead by Daylight DLC - All Kill Chapter
Lee Yu-Jin, in 2021 South Korean drama [Imitation]
See also
Eugene Group, South Korean chaebol with business interests in construction, media, and other industries
References
^"인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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