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]
| Pronunciation | /hjʌn.dʒun/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hyun-joon, Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-joon, Hyon-jun |
| Hyun-jun | |
| Hangul | 현준 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnjun |
| IPA | [hjʌndzun] |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- Shin Hyun-joon (actor) (born 1968), South Korean actor
- Nam Hyun-joon (born 1979), South Korean rapper
- June (singer) (born Joo Hyun-joon, 1987), South Korean singer
- Hur Hyun-jun (born 2000), South Korean singer and actor
Sportspeople
edit- Kim Hyun-jun (1960–1999), South Korean basketball player
- Son Hyun-jun (born 1972), South Korean football player
- Shin Hyun-joon (footballer) (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Lim Hyun-jun (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Suk Hyun-jun (born 1991), South Korean football player
- Kim Hyeon-jun (born 1992), South Korean sport shooter
- Ku Hyun-jun (born 1993), South Korean football player
- Hwang Hyeon-jun (born 1997), South Korean curler
Others
edit- Shin Hyun-joon (general) (1915–2007), South Korean general
- Han Hyun-jun (born 1960), South Korean businessman
- Dimo Hyun Jun Kim (born 1991), South Korean theatre director and producer
- Sebastian Seung (born Seung Seung Hyeon-jun), American physicist and neuroscientist
Fictional characters
edit- Kim Hyun-jun, in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
- Park Hyun-joon, in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold
References
edit- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "준"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
- ^ 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.
- ^ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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