Joon (Korean name)

Not to be confused with Jeon (Korean name).

Joon

Hangul|

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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

* Jun-ha
* Joon-hee
* Joon-ho
* Joon-hyuk
* Joon-ki
* Jun-sang
* Jun-seo
* Jun-seok
* Joon-tae
* Joon-young

Names ending with this syllable include:

* Byung-joon
* Dong-jun
* Ha-joon
* Hee-joon
* Ho-jun
* Hyun-jun
* Hyung-joon
* Jae-joon
* Kyung-joon
* Min-jun
* Myung-jun
* Sang-jun
* Seo-jun
* Seung-jun
* Ye-jun
* Yong-joon
* Young-jun

## See also

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* Pieter Joon (born 1942), Dutch athlete, founder of World Organization Volleyball for Disabled
* Joon Wolfsberg (born 1992), German singer-songwriter

## References

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