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Young-joo
Young-joo, also spelled Young-ju, Yong-joo, or Yong-ju, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " young" and 56 hanja with the reading " joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
- Kim Yong-ju (born 1920), North Korean politician, younger brother of Kim Il-sung
- Suh Yong-joo (born 1934), South Korean long jumper
- Kim Young-joo (born 1957), South Korean male football referee
- Byun Young-joo (born 1966), South Korean female film director
- Sarah Chang (born Young-Joo Chang, 1980), American female violinist of Korean descent
- Heo Young-joo (born 1992), South Korean female singer, member of The SeeYa
- Seo Young-joo (born 1998), South Korean actor
- YoungJu Choie, South Korean female mathematician
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ju Yeong-ju, in 2004 South Korean film Too Beautiful to Lie