Hyun-joo
Hyun-joo | |
Hangul | 현주 |
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Hanja | 賢周, 賢珠, and others |
Revised Romanization | Hyeon-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnju |
Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 55 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Hyun-joo was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.[2]
People with this name include:
- Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
- Juju Chang (Korean name Chang Hyunju; born 1965), South Korean-born American television journalist
- Kim Hyun-joo (born 1977), South Korean actress
- Choi Hyeon-ju (born 1984), South Korean female archer
- Kim Hyun-joo (born 1986), South Korean swimmer
- Jo Hyun-joo (born 1992), South Korean female artistic gymnast
- Ri Hyun-ju (born 1996), North Korean male diver
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.