en Joon (Korean name)

Joon
Hangul	준
Hanja	Family or given: 俊: "handsome" Given name only: 準: "standard" 遵: "obey" 浚: "deep"
Revised Romanization	Jun
McCune–Reischauer	Chun

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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Single-syllable given name

People with the given name Joon include:

Heo Jun (c. 1537 – 1615), Joseon Dynasty court physician
Yi Tjoune (1859–1907), late Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire diplomat
Choe Jun (1884–1970), South Korean businessman
Oh Joon (born 1955), South Korean diplomat
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

People with the stage name "Joon" include:

Kim Joon (born Kim Hyung-joon, born 1984), South Korean rapper, former member of boy group T-max
Lee Joon (born Lee Chang-sun, born 1988), South Korean singer, former member of boy group MBLAQ
Jun. K (born Kim Min-joon, born 1988), South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy group 2PM
Jun (Chinese entertainer) (born Wen Junhui, 1996), Chinese singer, member of South Korean boy group Seventeen

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.^[3] 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.^[4]^[3]

Names beginning with this syllable include:

Names ending with this syllable include:

References

^ "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean surnames]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
^ ^a ^b 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
^ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[1] "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean surnames]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-30.

[2] "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

[johnsons-3] 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

[www.lawtimes.co.kr-4] "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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Joon (Korean name)

As a family name

In given names

Single-syllable given name

As name element

See also

References

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