Young-joo, also spelled Young-ju, Yong-joo, or Yong-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 56 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Young-joo | |
| Hangul | 영주 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngju |
People with this name include:
- Kim Yong-ju (born 1920), North Korean politician
- Suh Yong-joo (born 1934), South Korean long jumper
- YoungJu Choie (born 1959), South Korean mathematician
- Byun Young-joo (born 1966), South Korean film director
- Sarah Chang (born Young-Joo Chang, 1980), Korean American violinist
- Seo Young-joo (born 1998), South Korean actor
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Joo Young-joo, in 2004 South Korean film Too Beautiful to Lie
- Na Young-joo, in 2018 South Korean television series Where Stars Land
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