| Pronunciation | /t͡ɕun.ɦo̞/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jun-ho |
| Joon-ho | |
| Hangul | 준호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jun-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chunho |
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
- 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
- Sportspeople
- Kang Joon-ho (1928–1990), South Korean boxer
- Lee Joon-ho (speed skater) (born 1965), South Korean short track speed skater
- Jeon Jun-ho (born 1969), South Korean baseball outfielder (Korea Baseball Organization)
- Kang Chun-ho (born 1971), South Korean football defender
- Cho Jun-ho (footballer) (born 1973), South Korean football goalkeeper
- Cho Jun-ho (judoka) (born 1988), South Korean judo practitioner
- Lee Jun-ho (footballer) (born 1989), South Korean football full back
- Son Jun-ho (footballer) (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder
- Hong Joon-ho (born 1993), South Korean football centre back
- Hwang Jun-ho (skier) (born 1993), South Korean cross-country skier
- Kim Jun-ho (speed skater) (born 1995), South Korean speed skater
- 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
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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