Jun-young
| Jun-young | |
| Hangul | 준영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jun-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chun'yŏng |
Jun-young, also spelled Joon-young, is a Korean unisex given name. It was the tenth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1980, rising to sixth place by 1990.[1] Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "jun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
People
[edit]Entertainers
[edit]- Park Junyoung (born 1987), South Korean singer in Japan
- Nucksal (born Lee Jun-yeong, 1987), South Korean rapper
- Seo Jun-young (born Kim Sang-gu, 1987), South Korean actor
- Jung Joon-young (born 1989), South Korean rock singer
- Lee Jun-young (entertainer) (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of boy band U-KISS
- Profit (gamer) (born Park Joon-yeong, 1999), South Korean Overwatch player
Sportspeople
[edit]- Lee Jun-yeong (fl. 1948), South Korean basketball player
- Bang Jun-yeong (born 1965), South Korean swimmer
- Lee Jun-young (footballer) (born 1982), South Korean football forward
- Yoo Joon-young (born 1990), South Korean football midfielder
- Jang Jun-young (born 1993), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge)
- Kim Jun-young (footballer) (born 1999), South Korean football midfielder (Belarusian Premier League)
Other
[edit]- Kim Jun-young (born 1951), South Korean economist
- June-Young Soh (born 1965), South Korean musical director
- Park Jun-young (government official, born 1967), South Korean Deputy Minister of Oceans and Fisheries since 2020
- Ki Jun-young (born 1972), South Korean female writer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Park Jun-yeong, from the 2017 television series Prison Playbook
- Do Joon-young, from the 2018 television series My Mister
- Oh Joon-yeong, from the 2022 television series All of Us Are Dead
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul Korea: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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