Joon-ho, also spelled Jun-ho, is a

Korean given name A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seo ...

, that is a masculine name. 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 the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " joon" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Joon-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, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

for several decades, coming in sixth place in 1970, rising to fourth place in 1980, and falling to seventh place in 1990. People with this name include: ;Entertainers *

Heo Joon-ho Huh Joon-ho (, born April 14, 1964) is a South Korean actor. His name was previously officially romanized as Hur Joon-ho and is sometimes romanized unofficially as Heo Joon-ho. His father was Heo Jang-kang, a well-known Korean actor. Huh bega ...

(born 1964), South Korean actor *

Bong Joon-ho Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black h ...

(born 1969), South Korean film director *

Jung Joon-ho Jung Joon-ho (; born October 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who gained fame in the 2000 series, Women Like You, (왕추). His recent hits are '' Last Scandal'' (내 생애 마지막 스캔들) and ''IRIS''. Jung Jun-ho has a passionate interes ...

(born 1970), South Korean actor *

Kim Joon-ho (comedian) Kim Jun-ho (born December 25, 1975), also known as Charlie Kim, is a South Korean comedian, singer and television personality. He has starred in ''Gag Concert'' since 1999 and was a member of the variety show '' 2 Days & 1 Night'' from 2013 to ...

(born 1975), South Korean comedian and actor *

Son Jun-ho (actor) Son Jun-ho (born March 28, 1983) is a South Korean singer and actor, best known in musical theatre. A classically-trained baritone, he made his debut in the 2009–2010 production of ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Career Having majored in voice ...

(born 1983), South Korean actor *Kim Junho (born 1986), stage name

Juno (singer) Kim Jun-ho () (born on December 15, 1986) is a South Korean singer, who is mainly active in Japan and China, where he is more well known by his stage names JUNO and ZUNO. His younger fraternal twin brother is JYJ-member Junsu. In 2014 he chang ...

, South Korean singer *

Lee Jun-ho (singer) Lee Jun-ho (; born January 25, 1990), known mononymously as Junho, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, composer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM. In 2013, Junho debuted as an actor in the Korean movie ''Cold ...

(born 1990), South Korean pop singer, member of boy band 2PM ;Sportspeople * Kang Joon-ho (1928–1990), South Korean boxer *

Lee Joon-ho (speed skater) Lee Joon-ho (Hangul: 이준호, Hanja: 李準鎬, born 7 September 1965) is a South Korean short track speed skater. In 1990, he became the first Korean to win the Overall World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Lee won a gold medal in 1 ...

(born 1965), South Korean short track speed skater *

Jeon Jun-ho Jeon Jun-ho (; born February 15, 1969) is a retired South Korean professional baseball outfielder who played for the Lotte Giants, the Hyundai Unicorns, and the Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. Jeon is the all-time stolen base le ...

(born 1969), South Korean baseball outfielder (Korea Baseball Organization) * Kang Chun-ho (born 1971), South Korean football defender *

Cho Jun-ho (footballer) Cho Jun-Ho (; born 28 April 1973) is a former South Korean Association football, football player and coach. On 17th February 2022, he was announced by Kim Pan-Gon as Goalkeeper Coach of Malaysia National Team. Club career Cho made his profe ...

(born 1973), South Korean football goalkeeper * Cho Jun-ho (judoka) (born 1988), South Korean judo practitioner *

Lee Jun-ho (footballer) Lee Jun-ho (; born 27 January 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as full back for Suwon FC in K League 2. Career Lee was selected by Incheon United in the 2012 K League draft, but he made no appearance at his first club. He moved t ...

(born 1989), South Korean football full back * Son Jun-ho (footballer) (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder * Hong Joon-ho (born 1993), South Korean football centre back *

Hwang Jun-ho (skier) Hwang Jun-ho (born August 3, 1993) is a cross-country skier from South Korea. He competed for South Korea at the 2014 Winter Olympics South Korea competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consi ...

(born 1993), South Korean cross-country skier *

Kim Jun-ho (speed skater) Kim Jun-ho (born 9 October 1995) is a South Korean speed skater. Kim competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. In the 500 metres he finished 21st overall. Kim won a bronze medal at the 500 m event in the 2013 World Junior Cha ...

(born 1995), South Korean speed skater ;Others * Kenneth Bae (born 1968 as Pae Jun-ho), South Korean-born American missionary imprisoned by North Korea *

Jeon Joonho Jeon Joonho (born 1969) is a South Korean artist. Education Jeon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dong-eui University in Busan, South Korea and Master of Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, United Kingdom. Exhibit ...

(born 1969), South Korean artist

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