Hyun-jun
| Hyun-jun | |
| Hangul | 현준 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 玄埈, 現峻, 鉉俊, 鉉濬, 賢俊, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-jun, |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnjun |
Hyun-jun, also spelled Hyun-joon or Hyun-june, is a Korean masculine given name. In 2008 and 2009 it was the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea, with 1,636 being given the name in 2008 and 1,681 in 2009.[1][2] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 34 hanja with the reading "jun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[3]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Shin Hyun-joon (actor) (born 1968), South Korean actor
- Nam Hyun-joon (born 1979), South Korean rapper
- June (singer), birth name Ju Hyun-jun (born 1987), South Korean R&B singer in Japan
- Sportspeople
- Kim Hyun-jun (1960–1999), South Korean basketball player
- Son Hyun-jun (born 1972), South Korean footballer
- Shin Hyun-joon (footballer) (born 1983), South Korean footballer
- Lim Hyun-jun (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Suk Hyun-jun (born 1991), South Korean footballer
- Ku Hyun-jun (born 1993), South Korean footballer
- Others
- Shin Hyun-joon (general) (1915–2007), South Korean general, first commander of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps
- Han Hyun-jun (born 1960), South Korean businessman, president of metalworking firm TaeguTec
- Hyunjune Sebastian Seung, Korean American physicist and neuroscientist
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kim Hyun-jun, in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
- Park Hyun-joon, in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold
References
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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