Joon-ho

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Joon-ho
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 , , , , and others
Revised Romanization Jun-ho
McCune–Reischauer Chunho

Joon-ho, also spelled June-ho or 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

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