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Gi-jeong기정

Gi-jeong brings together “foundation” and “upright.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and lives honestly and uprightly.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
基正基 ‘foundation’ + 正 ‘upright’
基(터 기) + 正(바를 정)
基晶基 ‘foundation’ + 晶 ‘crystal clear’
基(터 기) + 晶(맑을 정)
基定基 ‘foundation’ + 定 ‘settled’
基(터 기) + 定(정할 정)
起正起 ‘to rise’ + 正 ‘upright’
起(일어날 기) + 正(바를 정)
琪正琪 ‘fine jade’ + 正 ‘upright’
琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 正(바를 정)
起晶起 ‘to rise’ + 晶 ‘crystal clear’
起(일어날 기) + 晶(맑을 정)

Who it's given to

Gi-jeong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gi-jeong. Say it like gee-jung.

기ㄱ + ㅣ
정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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