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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean
Scripts 진주(Korean Hangul) 珍珠, 眞珠, 鎭珠, 鎭周, 鎭柱, 鎭主, 珍住, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsJinjoo, Jin-Ju, Jin-Joo
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 珍珠/眞珠 (jinju) meaning "pearl," also written with other hanja like 鎭 (jin) meaning "quellable," 周 (ju) meaning "circumference," 柱 (ju) meaning "pillar, column; branch," 主 (ju) meaning "master, proprietor" or 住 (ju) meaning "live, reside, dwell."Female bearers of this name include professional golfer Hong Jin-joo (1983-) and actress Park Jin-joo (1988-).