Ji-ho
Ji-ho, also spelled Chi-ho or Jie-ho, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 36 hanja with the reading "ji" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ji-ho was the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2015, with 2,095 being given the name.[2]
| Ji-ho | |
| Hangul | 지호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiho |
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Kim Ji-ho (born 1974), South Korean actress
- Oh Ji-ho (born 1976), South Korean actor
- Choi Ji-ho (born 1980), South Korean actor
- Shim Ji-ho (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Song Ji-ho (born 1992), South Korean actor
- Woo Ji-ho (born 1992), stage name Zico, South Korean rapper, leader of boy group Block B
- Shin Ji-ho (born 1994), stage name Xero, South Korean rapper and main dancer of boy group Topp Dogg
- Kim Ji-ho (born 1997), stage name Jiho, South Korean female idol singer, member of Oh My Girl
- Sportspeople
- Park Ji-ho (born 1970), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
- Cha Ji-ho (born 1983), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
- Ahn Ji-Ho (born 1987), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge)
- Han Ji-ho (born 1988), South Korean football forward (K-League Challenge)
- Park Ji-ho (diver) (born 1991), South Korean diver
- Other
- Shin Ji-ho (born 1963), South Korean politician
- Jieho Lee (born 1973), American filmmaker of Korean descent
- Jiho Lee (born 1985), South Korean-born American model
- Chi-Ho Han (born 1992), South Korean pianist in Europe
See also
References
- 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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