What is "ji-ho"

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. Ji-ho was the eighth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2015, with 2,095 being given the name.

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
• Woo Ji-ho (born 1992), stage name Zico (rapper), South Korean rapper, leader of boy group Block B
• Shin Ji-ho (born 1994), South Korean rapper and main dancer of boy group Topp Dogg
• Kim Jiho (born 1997), South Korean female idol singer, member of Oh My Girl

Sportspeople

• Park Ji-Ho (born 1970), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
• Cha Ji-ho (born 1983), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
• Han Ji-ho (born 1988), South Korean football forward (K-League Challenge)
• Park Ji-ho (diver) (born 1991), South Korean diver

Other

• Shin Ji-ho (born 1963), South Korean politician
• Jieho Lee (born 1973), American filmmaker of Korean descent
• Jiho Lee (born 1985), South Korean-born American model
• Chi-Ho Han (born 1992), South Korean pianist in Europe