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Nam-jun

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Nam-jun
GenderMasculine
Origin
Language(s)Korean
Meaning"A respectable and gifted person in the South" (second hanja below), or any other meaning based on the hanja.
Other names
Alternative spellingNam-joon, Nam June, Namchun
Nam-jun
Hangul
남준
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNam-jun
McCune–ReischauerNamchun

Nam-jun, sometimes spelled Nam-joon, is an uncommon Korean masculine given name. According to the naming website Erumy, the name ranked as the 2,973rd most popular given name throughout South Korea and is most commonly used in the common family name Kim, as of September 2020.[1] There are 6 hanja with the reading "nam"[2] and 43 with "jun"[3] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Popularity

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The name was most popular in 1994.[1]

People

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Fictional characters

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  • Nam-joon, character in the comedy drama film The Last Ride
  • Ahn Nam-joon, main character in the television series Sweet Buns
  • Kim Nam-joon, main character in the television series Youth
  • Kim Nam-joon, main character in the television series Left-Handed Wife

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "김남준, 이름통계 :: 작명No1. 이루미 작명시스템" [Kim Nam-joon, Name Statistics: Name No1. Erumy Naming System]. Erumy (in Korean). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "대법원 인명용 한자 : 네이버 한자사전 (NAVER Hanja dictionary)". NAVER Hanja dictionary (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ "대법원 인명용 한자 : 네이버 한자사전 (NAVER Hanja dictionary)". NAVER Hanja dictionary (in Korean). Retrieved 31 December 2020.