Ho (Korean name)
Ho (Korean: 호) is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names.
Family name
As a family name, Ho may be written with three different hanja 扈, 胡, and 鎬. Those with the family name meaning "retinue" (扈) may belong to one of four different bongwan:[1]
- Naju, Jeollanam-do
- Boan, Buan, Jeollabuk-do
- Baekcheon, Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do
The 2000 South Korean census found 6,106 people with these family names.[2]
People with this family name include:
- Ho In-soo, South Korean Catholic priest
- Jessica Ho (stage name Jessi, born 1988), Korean American rapper, singer, television presenter
- Ho Jun-seok (born 1969), South Korean politician
Given name
People with the single-syllable given name Ho include:
- Im Ho (born 1970), South Korean actor
- Kim Ho (born 1944), South Korean football manager
- Lim Ho (born 1979), South Korean football striker (Korea National League)
As a name element
Several given names containing this syllable were popular for newborn boys in South Korea in various decades of the 20th century, including:[3][4]
- Byung-ho, 3rd place in 1940
- Jin-ho, 8th place in 1960, 7th place in 1980
- Joon-ho, 6th place in 1970, 4th place in 1980, 7th place in 1990
- Jung-ho, 5th place in 1950, 4th place in 1960, 7th place in 1970
- Min-ho, 9th place in 1980
- Sung-ho, 6th place in 1950, 1st place in 1960, 2nd place in 1970
- Young-ho, 1st place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950, 3rd place in 1960
Other given names containing this syllable include:
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See also
References
- ^ "한국성씨일람" [List of Korean family names]. Kyungpook National University. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
- ^ "성씨인구분포데이터" [Family name population and distribution data]. South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.