Do-hun

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Do-hun
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Do-hun, also spelled Do-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. [1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 44 hanja with the reading "do" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [2]

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References

  1. "도훈, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  2. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 1 January 2016.