Hyun-jun
Hyun-jun, also spelled Hyun-joon, or Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-jun, Hyon-joon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[1] and 43 hanja with the reading "joon"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Hyun-jun 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.[3][4][5]
| Pronunciation | /hjʌn.dʒun/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hyun-joon, Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-joon, Hyon-jun |
| Hyun-jun | |
| Hangul | 현준 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-jun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnjun |
| IPA | [hjʌndzun] |
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) (born Joo Hyun-joon, 1987), South Korean R&B singer in Japan
- Lee Hyun-jun (born 1999), South Korean singer and guitarist, member of IZ
- Heo Hyun-joon (born 2000), South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, and performer, member of the South Korean boy group THE BOYZ
Sportspeople
- Kim Hyun-jun (1960–1999), South Korean basketball player
- Son Hyun-jun (born 1972), South Korean football defender
- Shin Hyun-joon (footballer) (born 1983), South Korean football midfielder
- Lim Hyun-jun (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Suk Hyun-jun (born 1991), South Korean football striker
- Kim Hyeon-jun (born 1992), South Korean sport shooter
- Ku Hyun-jun (born 1993), South Korean football defender
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
- Dimo Hyun Jun Kim, also known as Kim Hyun Jun (born 1991), South Korean theatre director and producer
- Hyunjune Sebastian Seung, Korean American physicist and neuroscientist
Fictional characters
- Kim Hyun-jun, in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
- Park Hyun-joon, in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold
References
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "준"
- List of the most popular given names in South Korea
- 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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