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Kyung ju (name)

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Hangul
  
경주

Revised Romanization
  
Gyeongju

Hanja
  
景珠 and others

McCune–Reischauer
  
Kyŏngju

Kyung-ju, also spelled Kyung-joo, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 56 hanja with the reading "ju" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

  • Esther Kyung-ju Chae (born 1968), South Korean-born American actress
  • Choi Kyung-Ju (born 1970), South Korean male professional golfer
  • Kim Kyung-ju (born 1976), South Korean male poet and performance artist
  • Esther Kyung-Joo Keleana Hahn (born 1985), American female surfer of Korean descent

    • Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Kim Kyung-joo, female supporting character in 2011 South Korean television series Glory Jane
  • Oh Kyung-joo, female supporting character in 2013 South Korean television series Good Doctor

    • References

    Kyung-ju (name) Wikipedia
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