Ji-hu

Ji-hu
Hangul
지후
Revised RomanizationJi-hu
McCune–ReischauerChihu

Ji-hu, also spelled Ji-hoo, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 17 hanja with the reading "hu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2] Ji-hu was the second-most common name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2009, with 2,159 being given the name;[3] by 2015, it had fallen to ninth place, with 1,968 being given the name.[4]

People with this name include:

  • Yeon Woo-jin (born 1984), South Korean actor, former stage name Seo Ji-hoo
  • Han Ji-hoo, South Korean singer, former member of Supernova
  • Park Ji-hu (born 2003) South Korean actress

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "지후, 이름검색". erumy.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  2. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  3. ^ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.