Names Jong-hyun

Jong-hyun

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Korean

Meaning

Scripts(How to write)

The name Jong-hyun is written in Korean as 종현.
etc.(Korean Hanja)
宗泫,
宗玄,
宗賢,
宗鉉,
鐘鉉,
종현(Korean Hangul)

Pronunciation

In Korean, the name is pronounced as "Jong-hyun" (with a soft, nasal "h" sound) or "Jong-hyoon."
JONG-HYUN

Popularity

The name Jong-hyun is relatively uncommon outside of Korea and is not generally considered a popular name in Western countries.

Cartoon of Jong-hyun

Jong-hyun Name meanings & History

The name Jong-hyun is derived from two Korean words, with "Jong" meaning "truthful" or "righteous," and "hyun" meaning "wise" or "bright." Therefore, the combined meaning of the name is "truthful and wise.". From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning “knowledge, root, ancestry” or 鐘 (jong) meaning “clock, bell” combined with 玄 (hyeon) meaning “deep, profound, mysterious”, 泫 (hyeon) meaning “weep, cry” or “shine, glisten”, or 賢 (hyeon) meaning “virtuous, good, clever”. Other hanja combinations can form this name as well. Jong-hyun is predominantly used in Korea and among Korean communities worldwide.

Zodiac Sign of Jong-hyun: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of Jong-hyun:

J: Justice,Joy,Journal,Jester,Journey,Judicial

O: Obsolete,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Organized,Obsessive

N: Nice,Nagging,Nitpicking,Nervous,Neat,Nutrition,Neurosis

G: Goof-off,Go-getter,Genuine,Gregarious

H: Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hope,Hobnobbing,Hyper

Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang

U: Understanding,Unity,Utopia,Undermining,Universality

Jong-hyun is:

a Common name
a Devious name
a Rough name
a Simple name
a Strange name

Famous People

One of the most famous people with the name Jong-hyun was the late South Korean singer and songwriter Kim Jong-hyun, who was a member of the popular boy band SHINee.

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