Hoon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hoon

What is the meaning of the name Hoon ?

The baby name Hoon is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /huːn/ or [hun] — "hoon" (rhymes with 'moon').

Hoon is Korean in Origin.

Hoon is the Korean given-name element 훈, from Sino-Korean hanja; meaning depends on the chosen character, commonly 訓 “instruction, to teach,” 勳/勛 “merit, distinguished service,” 薰 “fragrance,” and 琿 “fine jade,” among others. While it can stand alone as a one-syllable name, it more often appears in compounds and is traditionally masculine in Korea.

Usage of -hoon names rose notably in the late 20th century and remains familiar through bearers of names like Ji-hoon, Seung-hoon, and Sung-hoon. Romanization varies: Revised Romanization prefers Hun, but the widely used English spelling Hoon employs a doubled “o” to signal the /u/ vowel. Common compound variants include Ji-hoon, Jae-hoon, Jung-hoon, Min-hoon, and Do-hoon. The name is unrelated to the Dutch word hoon “scorn” or the Anglo-Indian surname Hoon, which have separate origins.