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The baby name Hyo-jun is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hyo-jun (approx. HYOH-joon); IPA: [hjo.d͡ʑun].

Hyo-jun is Korean in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: Hyo-jun (approx. HYOH-joon); IPA: [hjo.d͡ʑun]

What is the meaning of the name Hyo-jun ?

The baby name Hyo-jun is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hyo-jun (approx. HYOH-joon); IPA: [hjo.d͡ʑun].

Hyo-jun is Korean in Origin.

Hyo-jun (Hangul 효준) is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean elements; its meaning varies with the hanja chosen. Common options include Hyo 孝 “filial piety” or 曉 “dawn, enlightenment,” paired with Jun 俊 “talented,” 準 “standard/precise,” 駿 “swift, outstanding,” or 峻 “lofty.” Illustrative combinations are 孝俊 (“filial and talented”), 曉俊 (“enlightened and talented”), or 孝準 (“filial and exacting”). The name is unisex but more often borne by men. Romanized as Hyo-jun in Revised Romanization, variants such as Hyo-joon or Hyojun also appear.

Two-syllable Sino-Korean names have been customary since the Goryeo and Joseon periods, and the virtue-laden element Hyo aligned with Confucian ideals of filial respect. In contemporary South Korea, -jun names have been especially fashionable, helping Hyo-jun feel both traditional and modern. Notable bearers include Olympic short-track champion Lim Hyo-jun. As with all Korean names, the exact sense is set by the registered hanja for each family.

Hyo-jun is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.

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Hyo-jun is predominantly a boy's name.
Hyo-jun is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Hyo-jun (approx. HYOH-joon); IPA: [hjo.d͡ʑun].
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hyo-joon, Hyojun, Hyo Jun and Hyŏjun (McCune–Reischauer).
Across languages, Hyo-jun has these equivalents: Jun (Korean name element), Chinese: Jùn/俊 (same hanja/character), Japanese: Jun (同/純/淳/俊 - similar readings/meanings).
Hyo-jun is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.