Eun-ju
Pronunciation/ʊn.u/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingEun-joo, Un-joo, Un-ju
Eun-ju
Hangul
은주
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationEun-ju
McCune–ReischauerŬnju
IPA[ɯndzu]

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]

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Entertainers

Other

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "주"
  3. ^ List of the most popular given names in South Korea
  4. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.