Geonho 건호

Geonho is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 건호. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 1,632 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Geonho, Geon-ho. They are all 건호.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 건 (starts with ㄱ)→Woodgrowth, reaching outward, new beginnings
  • 호 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Geonho

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

건24 characters can be used

  • 建establish, spill세울 건/엎지를 건
  • 乾sky, dry하늘 건/마를 건
  • 健strong, robust굳셀 건
  • 鍵key, lock열쇠 건/자물쇠 건
  • 件item, matter물건 건
  • 巾towel수건 건
  • 虔reverent, respectful공경할 건
  • 愆fault, error허물 건

호68 characters can be used

  • 虎tiger범 호
  • 鎬place name땅 이름 호
  • 浩wide넓을 호
  • 昊sky하늘 호
  • 湖lake호수 호
  • 晧bright밝을 호
  • 好good좋을 호
  • 豪hero, brave호걸 호

Names sharing a syllable

Geonho belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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