Pronunciation | /wu/ |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Wu, U |
Woo | |
Hangul | 우 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | u |
McCune–Reischauer | u |
IPA | [u] |
Woo,also spelled Wu,or U,is a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [1] As a given name the meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 64 hanja with the reading "woo" [2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with the single-syllable given name Woo,or Wu,U include:
Seong (Korean: 성),also spelled Song or Sung,is an uncommon Korean family name,a single-syllable Korean given name,as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Eun,also spelled Un,or En,Ehn,Enn,Unn,is an uncommon Korean surname,a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. The overwhelmingly popular hanja for given name is "恩(grace)" and "銀(silver)".
Sung-woo,also spelled Seong-woo or Seong-wu,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ju,also spelled Joo or Chu,is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ji-woo,also spelled Ji-u,or Ji-oo,is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008,Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea,with 2,107 being given the name;it rose to fifth place in 2011,and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.
Hyun-woo,also spelled Hyeon-woo,or Hyeon-wu,Hyon-woo,is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hyun-woo has been a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for more than two decades,coming in third place in 1988 and fourth place in 1998. In 2008,a total of 1,943 baby boys were given this name,making it the third-most popular name that year.
Woo-jin is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "woo" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008,Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea,with 1,811 being given the name that year.
Jung-woo is a Korean unisex given name.
Ji-hu,also spelled Ji-hoo,is a Korean unisex given name,predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 17 hanja with the reading "hu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hu was the second-most common name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2009,with 2,159 being given the name;by 2015,it had fallen to ninth place,with 1,968 being given the name.
Sun-woo,also spelled Seon-u,Sŏn-u,or Seon-woo,is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n',particularly when used as a surname.
Yeon-woo is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It is sometimes written as Yeonoo instead of Yeon-Woo.
Hoon,also spelled Hun,is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name,as well as a morpheme in many other Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written.
Hyun,also spelled Hyeon or Hyon,Hyoun,is a Korean surname,a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Jin-sung,also spelled Jin-seong,is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Ho is a Korean family name,a single-syllable masculine Korean given name,and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Sang is a rare Korean family name,a single-syllable Korean unisex given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ji,also spelled Jee,Chi,or Chee,is a Korean family name,as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Jeong,also spelled Jung or Jong,Chung,Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "Jeong" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Woo is an uncommon Korean surname.
Shi,also spelled Si,or Shie,Shee,Sie,Sea,See,is an uncommon Korean surname,an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 Hanja with the reading "shi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.