What does 지후 mean?
2,233 mechanical Hanja combinations exist across the current legal reading sets for these syllables. That does not prove every combination is attested, natural or intended.
Korean given name
지후 Ji-hu
The Hangul spelling identifies the observed name form. Romanization is a navigation aid. A full-name meaning depends on the Hanja actually chosen, so compatible character meanings stay separate instead of being collapsed into one translation.
Meaning boundary
지후 does not have one reliable English meaning without a specific Hanja spelling. The choices below are character-level evidence and compatible readings, not a claim about any individual person’s actual spelling or intended meaning.
之marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to厎settle只only, just, simply吱chirping, squeaking, hissing咫foot measure of Zhou dynasty地earth; soil, ground; region址site, location, land for house坻an islet, a rock in a river; an embankment; to stop墀porch; courtyard; steps leading實real, true, solid, honest志purpose, will, determination; annals扺to strike one's palm with one's fist
侯marquis, lord; target in archery候wait; expect; visit; greet厚thick; substantial; greatly后queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after吼roar, shout; bark, howl吽'OM'; bellow; (Cant.) dull, stupid喉throat, gullet, larynx; guttural喣to breathe upon嗅smell, scent, sniff; olfactive垕used in place names堠battlements, battlemented walls姁beauty
Usage history
지후 in Korean Supreme Court name statistics
The national series records published ranked-name observations; absence from a year is not treated as zero registrations.
Name questions
Meaning, gender and popularity for 지후
Is 지후 a boy or girl name?
The stored evidence currently labels this name male. Observed evidence: 20,714 male and 0 female registrations in stored national Top-20 rows.
How popular is 지후?
2009 is the first year this name appears in the stored national Court ranked-name evidence. Its highest stored national yearly is 2,482 in 2013. Among the two most recent consecutive observed years, the count was lower in 2019 (1,237 vs 1,325, 6.6% lower). This describes only the published national top-name series.
How is 지후 romanized?
Navigation romanization: Ji-hu · Jihu · Ji hu. Romanization can vary by convention and personal preference.
Related Korean names
Names like 지후 (Ji-hu)
These are evidence-backed discovery links based on spelling position or stored usage category. They do not imply the same Hanja, meaning, family relationship or pronunciation preference.
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