Yoonho
/Y-OW-OW-N-HH-OW/
Great integrity, vast sincerity — Yoonho (Korean 윤호, hanja 允浩) joins yoon 允 (sincerity, honesty, integrity) with ho 浩 (vast, great, expansive). The pairing casts a child as someone whose uprightness is not narrow but generous and far-reaching, a virtue-name long favoured in Korean families for sons.
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Yes — Yoonho is a Buddhist boy name of Korean origin, meaning “Great integrity, vast sincerity — Yoonho (Korean 윤호, hanja 允浩) joins yoon 允 (sincerity, honesty, integrity) with ho 浩 (vast, great, expansive). The pairing casts a child as someone whose uprightness is not narrow but generous and far-reaching, a virtue-name long favoured in Korean families for sons.”. It also appears in Christian tradition.
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Meaning & origin
Yoonho is a boy's name of Korean origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families. The name means "Great integrity, vast sincerity — Yoonho (Korean 윤호, hanja 允浩) joins yoon 允 (sincerity, honesty, integrity) with ho 浩 (vast, great, expansive). The pairing casts a child as someone whose uprightness is not narrow but generous and far-reaching, a virtue-name long favoured in Korean families for sons." and belongs to the Wisdom cluster — names meaning knowledge, insight, and thoughtful presence.
Beyond its Buddhist heritage, Yoonho is also used in Christian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Korean families, Yoonho carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
What's Yoonho's birth star?
In Vedic tradition, a baby's name is matched to their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — usually through its first syllable. Yoonho opens with “Yo.” But whether that's auspicious depends on your baby's exact date, time, and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Yoonho aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Yoonho's birth-star reading →What does Yoonho's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yoonho resonates in either tradition.
Yoonho's destiny number is 11 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yoonho's full reading →
Does Yoonho go with your family's names?
Yoonho breaks into 6 sounds: /Y-OW-OW-N-HH-OW/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yoonho sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yoonho beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Yoonho — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Yoonho
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From the same tradition
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Yoonho
What does the name Yoonho mean?
Yoonho means "Great integrity, vast sincerity — Yoonho (Korean 윤호, hanja 允浩) joins yoon 允 (sincerity, honesty, integrity) with ho 浩 (vast, great, expansive). The pairing casts a child as someone whose uprightness is not narrow but generous and far-reaching, a virtue-name long favoured in Korean families for sons.." It is a boy name of Korean origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families.
Is Yoonho a boy or girl name?
Yoonho is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Yoonho?
Yoonho is of Korean origin, used in Buddhist, Christian traditions, commonly among Korean families.
Is Yoonho a Buddhist name?
Yes. Yoonho is a boy name traditionally used in Buddhist families, of Korean origin. It also appears in Christian tradition.
What does Yoonho mean in Korean?
Yoonho originates from Korean, where it means "Great integrity, vast sincerity — Yoonho (Korean 윤호, hanja 允浩) joins yoon 允 (sincerity, honesty, integrity) with ho 浩 (vast, great, expansive). The pairing casts a child as someone whose uprightness is not narrow but generous and far-reaching, a virtue-name long favoured in Korean families for sons.."
What are common nicknames for Yoonho?
Common short forms of Yoonho include Yoon.
What is the numerology of Yoonho?
Yoonho has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).
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