Yo-han

Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 28 hanja with the reading "yo" and 23 hanja with the reading "han" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Yo-han is also the official Korean equivalent of the Biblical name John.[2] As such, it is sometimes used as a given name by Korean Christians, particularly Korean Catholics.

Yo-han
Hangul
요한
Hanja
曜漢, 耀翰, and others
Revised RomanizationYo-han
McCune–ReischauerYohan

People with this name include:

  • Chu Yo-han (1900–1979), South Korean poet
  • John Cho (Korean name Cho Yo-han; born 1972), South Korean-born American actor
  • Lee Yo-han (born 1985), South Korean football player
  • Kim Yo-han (volleyball) (born 1985), South Korean volleyball player
  • Byun Yo-han (born 1986), South Korean actor
  • Go Yo-han (born 1988), South Korean football right back
  • Park Yo-han (born 1989), South Korean football full back
  • Kim Jeong-hwan (1992–2002), stage name Yohan, South Korean singer, member of TST
  • Yohan Hwang (born 1995), South Korean singer in the Philippines
  • Kim Yo-han (singer) (born 1999), South Korean singer, former member of X1

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. 성경 [The Bible] (in Korean). Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. See e.g. Luke 1:13,60,63. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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