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Jeong-nam정남
Jeong-nam brings together “upright” and “south.” Like your name, you are someone who is as warm as the southern wind 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 正南 | 正 ‘upright’ + 南 ‘south’ 正(바를 정) + 南(남녘 남) |
| 晶南 | 晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 南 ‘south’ 晶(맑을 정) + 南(남녘 남) |
| 定南 | 定 ‘settled’ + 南 ‘south’ 定(정할 정) + 南(남녘 남) |
- Honesty
- Nature
Who it's given to
Jeong-nam is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jeong-nam. Say it like jung-nam.
정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
남ㄴ + ㅏ + ㅁ
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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