Ji-ho
| Ji-ho | |
| Hangul | 지호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 志鎬, 智鎬, 智昊, 智虎, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiho |
Ji-ho, also spelled Chi-ho or Jie-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 36 hanja with the reading "ji" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ji-ho was the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2015, with 2,095 being given the name.[2]
People with this name include:
- Shin Ji-ho (born 1963), South Korean politician
- Park Ji-Ho (born 1970), South Korean football player
- Jieho Lee (born 1973), American filmmaker of Korean descent
- Kim Ji-ho, (born 1974), South Korean actress
- Oh Ji-ho (born 1976), South Korean actor
- Shim Ji-ho (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Cha Ji-ho (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Jiho Lee (born 1985), South Korean-born American model
- Han Ji-ho (born 1988), South Korean football player
- Park Ji-ho (diver) (born 1991), South Korean diver
- Woo Ji-ho (born 1992), stage name Zico (rapper), South Korean rapper, leader of boy group Block B
- Shin Ji-ho (born 1994), South Korean rapper and main dancer of boy group Topp Dogg
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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