Jonghui as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jonghui

What is the meaning of the name Jonghui ?

The baby name Jonghui is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean: [tɕoŋ.hi] — approx. 'JONG-hee'.

Jonghui is Korean in Origin.

Jonghui is a Korean given name formed from the Sino-Korean elements Jong (종) and Hui (희). Its meaning depends on the hanja selected: Jong may be written as 宗 “ancestry/lineage,” 鍾 or 鐘 “bell; devoted to,” 終 “end,” or 種 “seed/kind,” while Hui can be 熙 “bright; splendid,” 喜 “joy,” 希 “rare; hope,” 姬 “lady,” or 嬉 “playful.” In South Korea, parents choose from an official list of hanja for given names, so combinations vary widely.

Used for all genders but tending feminine because of the -hui (-hee) ending, Jonghui appears in records from the late Joseon era and remained familiar through the mid‑20th century; it persists today with modest frequency. Pronounced roughly “jong-hee,” it is romanized as Jong-hui in Revised Romanization (often written Jonghui) and as Chonghŭi in McCune–Reischauer; Jong-hee/Jonghee are common everyday spellings. Related names include Eunhui, Sunhui, Jongmin, and Jonghyun.

⚙ Jonghui is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 3 recorded uses, across 2 countries.