Yeong-jun, also spelled Yeong-joon, Young-jun, Young-joon, or in
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
Yong-jun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its 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 34 hanja with the reading "
yeong" and 34 hanja with the reading "
jun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Seo Yeong-jun (born 1995), South Korean ice hockey player
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Byun Young-joon (born 1984), South Korean racewalker
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Choi Young-jun (footballer, born 1965)
Choi Yeong-joon (born August 16, 1965) is a retired South Korean footballer.
He graduated in Yonsei University, and played for FC Seoul, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso. He was the first captain of FC Seoul, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso.
Honours
Player
FC S ...
, South Korean footballer
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Choi Young-jun (footballer, born 1991), South Korean footballer
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Goh Young-jun (born 2001), South Korean footballer
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Ji Young-jun (born 1981), South Korean long-distance runner
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Kang Young-jun
Kang Young-jun (; born ) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.
Career Clubs
Kang was selected first overall by the Woori Capital Dream Six in the 2009 V-League Draft.
Kang was drafte ...
(born 1987), South Korean volleyball player
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Kim Young-jun (wrestler) (born 1948), South Korean former wrestler
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Yoo Ha
Yoo Ha (; or spelled Yu Ha; born 9 February 1963) is a Koreans, South Korean film director, screenwriter and a contemporary poet. He directed the critically acclaimed films ''Marriage Is a Crazy Thing'' (2002), ''Once Upon a Time in High School ...
(born Kim Young-joon, 1963), South Korean film director
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Kim Young-jun (tennis)
Kim Young-jun (born 23 February 1980) is a former South Korean tennis player.
Kim has a career high ATP singles ranking of 255 achieved on 5 July 2010. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 558 achieved on 26 May 2003.
Kim has 1 ATP ...
(born 1980), South Korean former tennis player
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Kim Si-hoo
Kim Si-Hoo (born Kim Young-Joon on 2 January 1988) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Film
Television series
Web series
Awards and nominations
References
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South Korean male film actors
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(born Kim Young-joon, 1988), South Korean actor
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Kim Yong-jun (footballer)
Kim Yong-Jun (; born 19 July 1983) is a North Korean football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football ...
(born 1983), North Korean football manager
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Lee Young-jun (ice hockey) (born 1991), South Korean ice hockey player
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Lee Young-jun (footballer) (born 2003), South Korean footballer
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Park Yeong-jun (born 1965), South Korean track and field athlete
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Shin Young-jun (born 1989), South Korean footballer
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Won Young-jun
Won Young-jun (, born 8 January 1998) is a South Korean swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially bra ...
(born 1998), South Korean swimmer
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