Jung

See also: jung

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Jung

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊŋ/

Proper noun

Jung

1. Jung, a surname of German origin
2. Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology.

Coordinate terms

• Freud

Derived terms

• Jungian

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌŋ/

Proper noun

Jung

1. A Korean surname from Korean

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jung is the 1,486^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,026 individuals. Jung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (67.76%) and White (28.40%) individuals.

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German

Etymology 1

The same as Junge with dialectal apocope.

Noun

Jung m (genitive Jungs (avoided), plural Jungs or Jungen)

1. (regional, colloquial) Alternative form of Junge (“boy, guy”)

   Der Jung hat echt was drauf!

   That guy really has some skills.

Interjection

1. (colloquial) man! come on!

   Jung! Jetz' mach kein' Scheiß und sei ruhig!

   Man! Now shut up and be quiet!

Etymology 2

From jung (“young”), originally denoting the younger of two namesakes in a family.

Proper noun

1. a common surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

• “Jung” in Duden online