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
- Zico (rapper) (born Woo Ji-ho, 1992), South Korean rapper, member of boy group Block B
- Sportspeople
- Park Ji-ho (born 1970), South Korean football player
- Cha Ji-ho (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Ahn Ji-ho (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean football player
- Han Ji-ho (born 1988), South Korean football player
- Park Ji-ho (diver) (born 1991), South Korean diver
- Other
- Shin Ji-ho (born 1963), South Korean politician
- Jieho Lee (born 1973), American filmmaker
- Jiho Lee (born 1985), South Korean model
- Chi-Ho Han (born 1992), South Korean pianist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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