Hangul 준 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:
People with the stage name "Joon" include:
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: