Jong-hyun, also spelled Jong-hyeon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" and 25 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Jong-hyun
Hangul
종현
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationJonghyeon
McCune–ReischauerChonghyŏn

People with this name include:

Entertainers

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  • Hong Jong-hyun (born 1990), South Korean actor
  • Kim Jong-hyun (1990–2017), South Korean singer, member of boy band Shinee
  • Lee Jong-hyun (born 1990), South Korean singer and actor, member of rock band CNBLUE
  • Noh Jong-hyun (born 1993), South Korean actor
  • Changjo (born Choi Jong-hyun, 1995), South Korean singer, member of boy band Teen Top
  • Kim Jong-hyeon (born 1995), South Korean singer and actor, member of NU'EST

Football players

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Other sportspeople

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.