Joo-hyun

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Joo-hyun
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Korean
Origin
MeaningDifferent depending on hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJu-hyun, Ju-hyeon
Korean orthography
Hangul
주현
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJu-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerChuhyŏn

Joo-hyun (Korean주현), also spelled Joo-hyeon or Ju-hyun, is a Korean given name, that is a unisex name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "joo" and 35 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]

People[edit]

People with this name include:

Entertainers[edit]

  • Noh Joo-hyun (born Noh Un-young, 1946), South Korean actor
  • Ock Joo-hyun (born 1980), South Korean musical theatre actress and pop singer, member of the girl group Fin.K.L
  • Kim Joo-hyun (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Seohyun (born Seo Joo-hyun, 1991), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Girls' Generation
  • Irene (singer) (born Bae Joo-hyun, 1991), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Red Velvet

Sportspeople[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 17 October 2013.