Jeong-ho, Jung-ho, or Jong-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "
jeong" and 49 hanja with the reading "
ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Jung-ho was a popular name for baby boys in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
in the mid-20th century, coming in fifth place in 1950, rising to fourth place in 1960, and falling to seventh place in 1970.
People with this name include:
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Kim Jeong-ho (1804–1866?), Joseon Dynasty geographer and cartographer
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Jung-Ho Pak (born 1962), American symphony conductor
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Hong Jeong-ho (born 1974), South Korean handball player
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Lee Jung-ho (born 1981), South Korean football player
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Kang Jung-ho (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
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Hong Jeong-ho (born 1989), South Korean football player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names