Young-joo
| Young-joo | |
| Hangul | 영주 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 永主, 永姝, 永珠, 英柱, 榮柱 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngju |
Young-joo, also spelled Young-ju, Yong-joo, or Yong-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 56 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Kim Yong-ju (born 1920), North Korean politician, younger brother of Kim Il-sung
- Suh Yong-joo (born 1934), South Korean long jumper
- Kim Young-joo (born 1957), South Korean male football referee
- Byun Young-joo (born 1966), South Korean female film director
- Sarah Chang (born Young-Joo Chang, 1980), American female violinist of Korean descent
- Heo Young-joo (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of The SeeYa
- Seo Young-joo (born 1998), South Korean actor
- YoungJu Choie, South Korean female mathematician
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ju Yeong-ju, in 2004 South Korean film Too Beautiful to Lie
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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