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 | |
| Revised Romanization | Jonghyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chonghyŏn |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- 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
Football players
edit- Kim Jong-hyun (footballer) (born 1973), South Korean football coach
- Sung Jong-hyun (born 1979), South Korean football player
- Lee Jong-hyun (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean football player
- Yoo Jong-hyun (born 1988), South Korean football player
- Je Jong-hyun (born 1991), South Korean football player
- Son Jong-hyun (born 1991), South Korean football player
Other sportspeople
edit- Lee Jong-hyun (born 1930), South Korean sport shooter
- Pak Jong-hyeon (born 1938), South Korean cyclist
- Hwang Jong-hyun (born 1975), South Korean field hockey player
- Jang Jong-hyun (born 1984), South Korean field hockey player
- Kim Jong-hyun (sport shooter) (born 1985), South Korean sport shooter
- Lee Jong-hyun (basketball) (born 1994), South Korean basketball player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
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