Joohyun: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Joohyun – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: JOO-hyun


Joohyun is a Korean (hanja-based given name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Joohyun

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Commonly repeated, partly due to Red Velvet's Bae Joohyun (stage name Irene), as meaning 'precious and virtuous' from 珠賢. Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this specific hanja reading is correct. The Hangul spelling can correspond to other hanja combinations with different meanings.

How to Pronounce Joohyun

Phonetic: JOO-hyun   IPA: /ˈdʒuːhjʌn/

Popularity of Joohyun

Joohyun doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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