Na-moo

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Na-moo
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Korean
Meaning"Tree", "wood", "firewood"
Other names
Alternative spellingNa-mu
Na-moo
Hangul
나무
Revised Romanization Namu
McCune–Reischauer Namu
IPA [namu]

Na-moo, also spelled Na-mu, is a Korean unisex given name. [1] Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Namoo" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "tree", "wood" or "firewood". [2] [3] It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in South Korea in the late 20th century. [2]

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References

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