Geun
Surname list
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geun (Korean: 근), also spelled Gun, Keun, or Kun, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, an element in some two-syllable names, and a historical Korean unit of measurement for weight.
Family name
As a family name, Geun is written with one hanja, meaning "axe" (斤; 도끼 근), also the name of the unit of weight sometimes called "catty" in English. It has one bongwan: Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, in what is today South Korea.[1] The 2000 South Korean census enumerated that there were 242 people with this family name.[2]
Given name
As name element
Korean given names containing the element "geun" include:
Unit of measure
The actual weight of a geun 근(斤) varies depending on context with ranges from 200 grams to 600 grams and a typical weight of 375 grams. These and further details can be found at Wikipedia's article concerning Korean units of measurement.
