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Hyun-jun
Pronunciation /hjʌn.un/
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Korean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingHyun-joon, Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-joon, Hyon-jun
Hyun-jun
Hangul
현준
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationHyeon-jun
McCune–ReischauerHyŏnjun
IPA[hjʌndzun]

Hyun-jun, also spelled Hyun-joon, Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-jun, or Hyon-joon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 43 hanja with the reading " joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1] [2] It previously ranked as the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea, with 1,636 being given the name in 2008 and 1,681 in 2009. [3] [4]

People with this name include:

Entertainers

Sportspeople

Others

Fictional characters

  • Kim Hyun-jun, in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
  • Park Hyun-joon, in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold

References

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "준"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  3. ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  4. ^ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.