Joon (Korean name)
Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare Korean family name, as well as a common element in Korean given names.
As a family name
The family name Joon is written with only one hanja, meaning. The 2000 South Korean Census found 72 people with this family name. All belonged to one bon-gwan, from Cheongju.In given names
There are 34 hanja with the reading "Joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; the more common ones are listed in the table above.Single-syllable given name
People with the given name Joon include:- Heo Jun, Joseon Dynasty court physician
- Yi Tjoune, late Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire diplomat
- Choe Jun, South Korean businessman
- Oh Joon, South Korean diplomat
- Heo Jun (television personality), South Korean television personality
- Jung Joon, South Korean actor
- Mun Jun, South Korean speed skater
- Park June, South Korean professional computer gamer
- Kwon Jun, South Korean footballer
- Ahn Jun, South Korean photographer
- Kim Joon, South Korean rapper, former member of boy group T-max
- Lee Joon, South Korean singer, former member of boy group MBLAQ
- Jun. K, South Korean singer-songwriter, member of boy group 2PM
- Jun (Chinese entertainer), Chinese singer, member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
As name element
A few names containing this syllable have been popular over the years. Jun-young and Joon-ho were popular names for newborn boys in the 1970s through 1990s. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, more names containing this syllable became popular, including Min-jun, Jun-seo, Ye-jun, Hyun-jun, and Seo-jun.Names beginning with this syllable include:
Names ending with this syllable include: