Eun-ju
Eun-ju, also spelled Eun-joo or Un-joo, Un-ju, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun"[1] and 76 hanja with the reading "ju"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Eun-ju was the sixth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.[3][4]
| Pronunciation | /ʊn.dʒu/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Eun-joo, Un-joo, Un-ju |
| Eun-ju | |
| Hangul | 은주 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Eun-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭnju |
| IPA | [ɯndzu] |
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Im Eun-ju (runner) (born 1961), South Korean long-distance runner
- Im Eun-ju (born 1966), South Korean football referee and sports administrator
- Lee Eun-ju (sport shooter) (born 1970), South Korean sport shooter
- Ha Eun-ju (born 1986), South Korean swimmer
- Jung Eun-ju (born 1988), South Korean short track speed skater
- Kim Un-ju (born 1989), North Korean weightlifter
- Son Eun-ju (born 1990), South Korean track cyclist
- Choe Un-ju (born 1991), North Korean football player
- Kim Un-ju (footballer, born 1992), North Korean footballer
- Kim Un-ju (footballer, born 1993), North Korean footballer
- Kang Un-ju (born 1995), North Korean recurve archer
- Lee Eun-ju (gymnast) (born 1999), South Korean gymnast
Entertainers
- Lee Eun-ju (1980–2005), South Korean actress
- Cho Eun-ju (born 1983), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder
- Go Joon-hee (born Kim Eun-joo, 1985), South Korean actress
- Eunjoo (born 1988), South Korean singer, member of Sunny Hill
- Jung Hye-sung (born Jung Eun-joo, 1991), South Korean actress
- Chyung Eun-ju (born 1993), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder
- Song Eun-ju (born 1993), former member of South Korean girl group D.Holic, currently a model
Other
- Michelle Eunjoo Park Steel (born 1955), South Korean-born American politician
- Eliza Yang (Korean name Yang Eunju), American writer of Korean descent
Fictional characters
- Kim Eun-joo, in 2000 South Korean film Il Mare
- Heo Eun-joo, in 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters
- Kim Eun-joo, in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You
See also
- List of Korean given names
- People with the name spelled in Revised Romanization as Eon-ju (언주):
- Lee Un-ju (born 1972), South Korean politician and lawyer
- Lee Eun-ju (basketball) (born 1977), South Korean basketball player
References
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
- 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "주"
- List of the most popular given names in South Korea
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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