Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean
Scripts 좋은, 조은(Korean Hangul) 助恩, 祚誾, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsJoeun
Meaning & History
From the present determiner form of adjective 좋다 (jota) meaning "good, great, excellent, superior." The name is more commonly written in hangul as 조은. It can also be written with hanja, combining a jo hanja, like 助 meaning "help, assistance, aid" or 祚 meaning "good luck/fortune," with an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 誾 meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."