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

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]

People with this name include:

Entertainers
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.