Hyun-joo

Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 55 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Hyun-joo was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.[2]

Hyun-joo
Hangul
현주
Hanja
賢周, 賢珠, 玹珠, and others
Revised RomanizationHyeon-ju
McCune–ReischauerHyŏnju

People with this name include:

Sportspeople
Entertainers
  • Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
  • Kim Hyun-joo (born 1978), South Korean actress
  • Han Ga-in (born Kim Hyun-joo, 1981), South Korean actress
  • Gong Hyun-joo (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Jessi (musician) (born Ho Hyun-ju, 1988), American singer in the South Korean entertainment industry
  • Lee Hyun-joo (born 1998), South Korean female singer, former member of April and Uni.T
  • Belle (born Jin Hyeon-ju, 2001), formerly known as Lucky, South Korean female singer, member of Good Day and cignature
Other
  • Juju Chang (Korean name Chang Hyunju; born 1965), South Korean-born American female television journalist
  • Grace Jung (born Jung Hyeon-ju, 1987), South Korean-born American writer

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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