Ji-hoon
Ji-hoon is a boys' name of Korean origin meaning “wise and meritorious.” Ji-hoon (지훈) combines characters meaning 'wisdom' or 'will' (지) and 'merit' or 'instruction' (훈).
how do you pronounce Ji-hoon?
JEE-hoon
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what does Ji-hoon mean?
The name Ji-hoon means “wise and meritorious.” It comes from the Korean language tradition.
Ji-hoon (지훈) combines characters meaning 'wisdom' or 'will' (지) and 'merit' or 'instruction' (훈). It has been consistently popular in South Korea across generations. Korean names typically use Sino-Korean characters (hanja) with carefully chosen meanings.
where does the name Ji-hoon come from?
No source retrieved breaks Ji-hoon down into its component hanja, so the wisdom/will and merit/instruction gloss given elsewhere is not confirmed by anything found here. Wikipedia does confirm Ji-hoon, also spelled Ji-hun, as a Korean given name.
the history of Ji-hoon
Per Wikipedia, Ji-hun was a widely popular name for South Korean baby boys across several decades, ranking fourth in 1970, first in 1980, and first again in 1990, and was still the second-most popular boys' name in 2008, given to 2,158 babies that year.
what are the nicknames and variants of Ji-hoon?
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Ji-hoon?
- Rain (Jung Ji-hoon, South Korean singer and actor)
- Park Ji-hoon (South Korean singer and actor)
what names are similar to Ji-hoon?
what names go well with Ji-hoon?
Sibling names that share Ji-hoon's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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