Jong-hun, also spelled Jong-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
Jong-hun | |
Hangul | 종훈 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jong-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Chonghun |
People with this name include:
- Kim Jong-hoon (born 1952), South Korean politician
- Jeong H. Kim (born 1961), South Korean-born American engineer
- Gao Zhongxun (born Go Jong-hun, 1965) Chinese football player
- Park Jong-hoon (born 1965), South Korean gymnast
- Chang Jong-hoon (born 1968), South Korean baseball coach
- Kim Jong-hoon (footballer) (born 1980), South Korean football player
- Yoon Jong-hoon (born 1984), South Korean actor
- Ahn Jong-hun (born 1989), South Korean footballer
- Shin Jong-hun (born 1989), South Korean light flyweight amateur boxer
- Choi Jong-hoon (born 1990), South Korean musician and actor
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "종훈, 이름검색". Erumy Naming Service. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.