What is "hyun-joo"

Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 55 hanja with the reading " joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Hyun-joo was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.

People with this name include:

• Sin Hyeon-ju (born 1934), South Korean male sport shooter
• Bang Hyun-joo (born 1966), South Korean male sport shooter
• Choi Hyeon-ju (born 1984), South Korean female archer
• Kim Hyun-joo (swimmer) (born 1986), South Korean female swimmer
• Jo Hyun-joo (born 1992), South Korean female artistic gymnast
• Ri Hyon-ju (born 1996), North Korean male diver

• Son Hyun-joo (born 1965), South Korean actor
• Juju Chang (Korean name Chang Hyunju; born 1965), South Korean-born American female television journalist
• Kim Hyun-joo (born 1978), South Korean actress
• Han Ga-in (born Kim Hyun-joo, 1981), South Korean actress
• Gong Hyun-joo (born 1984), South Korean actress
• Jessi (musician) (born Ho Hyun-ju, 1988), American singer in the South Korean entertainment industry