Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare

Korean family name This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three sur ...

, as well as a common element in

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As a family name

The family name Joon is written with only one hanja, meaning (). The 2000 South Korean Census found 72 people with this family name. All belonged to one ''

bon-gwan Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same fam ...

'', from

Cheongju Cheongju (; ) is the capital and largest list of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The 'Cheong' in the name of Chungcheong Province is the Cheong of Cheongju. History Cheongju has been an important prov ...

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.

Single-syllable given name

People with the given name Joon include: *

Heo Jun Heo Jun (; 1539 – October 9, 1615) was a Korean physician who served as the royal chief physician of the Naeuiwon during the reigns of King Sejong (1597–1608) and King Gwanghaegun (1608–1623) of the Korea dynasty. Biography Childho ...

(c. 1537 – 1615), Joseon Dynasty court physician *

Yi Tjoune Yi Chun (; December 18, 1859 – July 14, 1907), name sometimes rendered Yi Tjoune, was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong. Early life Yi Chun was born in 1859 in Pukchong County, South Ha ...

(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 Mun Jun (, born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City where he finished in 19th position that he broke his own record to a new best time of 1.48. ...

(born 1982), South Korean speed skater *

Park June Park "Lyn" June () is a professional ''StarCraft II'' Terran player and former ''Warcraft III'' Orc player from South Korea. Lyn was a successful ''Warcraft III'' player before transitioning to ''StarCraft II''. He is the only player to have wo ...

(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 Lee Chang-sun (; born February 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Lee Joon (), is a South Korean actor, singer, model and DJ. He is best known as a former member of the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. He had notable roles in ''Gap-dong, Gapd ...

(born Lee Chang-sun, born 1988), South Korean singer, former member of boy group MBLAQ *

Jun. K Kim Min-jun (; born January 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Jun. K, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, dancer and actor. He is the main vocalist of 2PM. Formerly known as Kim Jun-su (), he revealed on Octo ...

(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. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, more names containing this syllable became popular, including Min-jun, Jun-seo, Ye-jun,

Hyun-jun Hyun-jun, also spelled Hyun-joon, Hyeon-jun, Hyeon-joon, Hyon-jun, or Hyon-joon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "''Hyun (Korean ...

, and Seo-jun. 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 *

* Hyung-joon * Jae-joon *

Kyung-joon Kyung-joon, also spelled Kyung-jun or Kyoung-jun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading kyung and 34 hanja with the reading " joon" on ...

* Min-jun * Myung-jun * Sang-jun * Seo-jun * Seung-jun * Ye-jun * Yong-joon * Young-jun

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