Joon-ho

Joon-ho, also spelled Jun-ho, is a Korean given name, that is a masculine name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "joon" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Joon-ho was a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for several decades, coming in sixth place in 1970, rising to fourth place in 1980, and falling to seventh place in 1990.[2]

Joon-ho
Pronunciation/t͡ɕun.ɦo̞/
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJun-ho
Joon-ho
Hangul
준호
Hanja
俊鎬, 俊昊, 俊浩, 準鎬, and others
Revised RomanizationJun-ho
McCune–ReischauerChunho

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Heo Joon-ho (born 1964), South Korean actor
  • Bong Joon-ho (born 1969), South Korean film director
  • Jung Joon-ho (born 1970), South Korean actor
  • Kim Joon-ho (comedian) (born 1975), South Korean comedian and actor
  • Son Jun-ho (actor) (born 1983), South Korean actor
  • Kim Junho (born 1986), stage name Juno (singer), South Korean singer
  • Lee Jun-ho (singer) (born 1990), South Korean pop singer, member of boy band 2PM
  • Cha Jun-ho (born 2002), South Korean pop singer, member of X1 (band)
Sportspeople
Others
  • Kenneth Bae (born 1968 as Pae Jun-ho), South Korean-born American missionary imprisoned by North Korea
  • Jeon Joonho (born 1969), South Korean artist

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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