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Joon (Korean name)

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Hangul
  

McCune–Reischauer
  
Chun

Revised Romanization
  
Jun

Hanja
  
Family or given: 俊: "handsome" Given name only: 準: "standard" 遵: "obey"

Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare Korean family name, as well as a common element in Korean given names.

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As a family name

The family name Joon is written with only one hanja, meaning (俊). The 2000 South Korean Census found 72 people with this family name. All belonged to one bon-gwan, from Cheongju.

In given names

There are 34 hanja with the reading "Joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; the more common ones are listed in the table above.

Single-syllable given name

People with the given name Joon include:

  • Heo Jun (c. 1537 – 1615), Joseon Dynasty court physician
  • Yi Jun (1859–1907), late Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire diplomat
  • Choe Jun (1884–1970), South Korean businessman
  • Heo Jun (television personality) (born 1977), South Korean television personality
  • Jung Joon (born 1979), South Korean actor
  • Mun Jun (born 1982), South Korean speed skater
  • Park June (born 1986), South Korean professional computer gamer
  • Kwon Jun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
  • Ahn Jun (fl. 2000s), South Korean photographer
  • Oh Joon (fl. 2000s), South Korean diplomat
  • People with the stage name "Joon" include:

  • Kim Joon (Kim Hyung-joon, born 1984), South Korean rapper
  • Lee Joon (Lee Chang-sun, born 1988), South Korean singer
  • Jun. K (Kim Min-joon, born 1988), South Korean singer
  • As name element

    A few names containing this syllable have been popular over the years. Jun-young and Joon-ho were popular names for newborn boys in the 1970s through 1990s. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, more names containing this syllable became popular, including Min-jun, Jun-seo, Ye-jun, Hyun-jun, and Seo-jun.

    Names beginning with this syllable include:

    Names ending with this syllable include:

    References

    Joon (Korean name) Wikipedia