Hyun-joo
| Hyun-joo | |
| Hangul | 현주 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnju |
Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 55 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Hyun-joo was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.[2]
People with this name include:
- Sportspeople
- Sin Hyeon-ju (born 1934), South Korean sport shooter
- Lee Hyeon-ju (born 1953), South Korean figure skater
- Bang Hyun-joo (born 1966), South Korean sport shooter
- Lee Hyun-joo (volleyball) (born 1976), South Korean volleyball player
- Choi Hyeon-ju (born 1984), South Korean archer
- Kim Hyun-joo (swimmer) (born 1986), South Korean swimmer
- Jo Hyun-joo (born 1992), South Korean artistic gymnast
- Ri Hyon-ju (born 1996), North Korean diver
- Entertainers
- Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
- Kim Hyun-joo (born 1978), South Korean actress
- Han Ga-in (born Kim Hyun-joo, 1981), South Korean actress
- Gong Hyun-joo (born 1984), South Korean actress
- Jessi (musician) (born Ho Hyun-ju, 1988), American singer
- Lee Hyun-joo (actress) (born 1998), South Korean female actress and singer
- Other
- Juju Chang (born Hyunju Chang, 1965), South Korean-born American female television journalist
- Grace Jung (born Jung Hyeon-ju, 1987), Korean-American writer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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