Where the spelling 존 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 존 for John.
People in the list with this given name:
- 터너스, 존 — John Ternus
- 마티니스, 존 — John M. Martinis
- 클라크, 존 — John Clarke
…and 141 more in the list.
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
John by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 27, 312,759 babies (0.2% girls, 99.8% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 존: 144.
Korean names for John
These are the converter’s results for John as a boy’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
김준Kim JunBoy’s name · 88% sound match
김주원Kim JuwonBoy’s name · 68% sound match
김준우Kim JunuBoy’s name · 64% sound match
No surname given, so we picked 김, one of the three most common Korean surnames.
Meaning
Korean names from what John means.
Your name means: 은혜 · God is gracious (from Hebrew יוחנן)
김은준Kim EunjunBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle
김은찬Kim EunchanBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle
김은우Kim EunuBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle
김존Kim JonYour name, Korean styleHangul-only name — no hanja
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics