Jin-ho, also spelled Chin-ho, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 43 hanja with the reading "jin" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Jin-ho was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1960, not in the top ten in 1970, and rose back to seventh place by 1980.
Entertainers
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Choi Jin-ho (actor)
Choi Jin-ho (born May 26, 1968) is a South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, lan ...
(born 1968), South Korean actor
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Kim Jin-ho (singer)
Kim Jin-ho (; born May 21, 1986) is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the band SG Wannabe
SG Wannabe () is a South Korean vocal group consisting of members Kim Yong-jun, Kim Jin-ho and Lee Seok-hoon. The group debuted in January 2 ...
(born 1986), South Korean male singer
* Jo Jin-ho (born 1992), member of South Korean boy group Pentagon
Sportspeople
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Kim Jin-ho (archer)
Kim Jin-ho (born December 1, 1961) is a South Korean archer and Olympic medalist.
She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won an individual bronze medal.Cho Jin-ho (footballer) (1973–2017), South Korean male football midfielder
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Cho Jin-ho (baseball)
Cho Jin-ho (; ; born August 16, 1975) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher who briefly played for the Boston Red Sox.
Cho played parts of the and Major League Baseball, MLB seasons with the Boston Red Sox, pitching in 13 games and ...
(born 1975), South Korean male baseball pitcher
* Lee Jin-ho (born 1984), South Korean male football forward
* Jung Jin-ho (born 1986), South Korean male handball player
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Jung Jin-ho (baseball)
Jung jin-ho (; born 2 October 1988) is a retired South Korean professional baseball outfielder. His major position was right field, though he sometimes played as center fielder or left fielder.
He graduated from Chung-Ang University and was sel ...
(born 1988), South Korean male baseball outfielder
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Sin Jin-ho
Sin Jin-ho (; Hanja: 申塡灝; born 7 September 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Pohang Steelers as midfielder.
Career statistics Club
Honours
Pohang Steelers
*K League 1: 2013
*Korean FA Cup: 2012, 2013
Ulsan Hyunda ...
(born 1988), South Korean male football midfielder
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Choi Jin-ho (footballer)
Choi Yo-seb ( ko, 최요셉; born 22 September 1989) is a retired South Korean footballer.
Club career
Choi joined Busan I'Park in 2011, and made his first league appearance on 6 March 2011, coming on as a late substitute in Busan's away win o ...
(born 1989), South Korean football player
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Jeong Jin-ho
Jeong Jin-ho (born February 8, 1996) is a South Korean football player.
Playing career
Jeong Jin-ho played for J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system ...
(born 1996), South Korean male football midfielder
Others
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Choy Jin-ho
Choy Jin-ho is a South Korean scientist. He was a professor in the department of chemistry at Seoul National University from 1981 to 2004, and thereafter a distinguished professor and director of the Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials ( ...
(born 1948), South Korean male chemist
* Hur Jin-ho (born 1963), South Korean male film director
* Hong Jin-ho (born 1982), South Korean male professional StarCraft player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...