What is "jae-young"

Jae-young is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " jae" and 34 hanja with the reading " young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

Entertainers

• Jung Jae-young (born Jung Ji-hyun, 1970), South Korean male actor
• Chung Jae-young, stage name J (singer) (born 1977), South Korean female singer
• Park Hee-von (born Park Jae-young, 1983), South Korean actress
• Lee Jae-young, stage name Bahnus, South Korean male composer and producer

Sportspeople

• Yoon Jae-young (born 1983), South Korean male table tennis player
• Oh Jae-young (born 1985), South Korean male relief pitcher
• Lee Jaeyeong (born 1996), South Korean female volleyball player

Other

• Protasius Hong Jaeyeong (d. 1790s), Joseon Dynasty Christian, named one of the Korean Martyrs
• Kim Jae-young (born 1966), South Korean female writer