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Woo (Korean given name)

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Woo
Pronunciation/wu/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingWu, U
Woo
Hangul
Hanja, , , , , and others
Revised Romanizationu
McCune–Reischaueru
IPA

Woo, also spelled Wu, or U, is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name the meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 64 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

As a given name

Single syllable

People with the single-syllable given name Woo, or Wu, U include:

  • Ch'oe U (1166–1249), military leader of Goryeo
  • Wang U (1079–1122), the personal name of King Yejong of Goryeo
  • Wang U (1365–1389), the personal name of King U of Goryeo
  • Yi U (1912–1945), member of the Korean Imperial household and grandson of Emperor Gojong
  • Park Woo (born 1972), South Korean wrestler

First syllable

Masculine
Unisex

Second syllable

Masculine
Unisex
  • Ji-woo, 8th place in 2008, 4th place in 2009, 5th place in 2011
  • Si-woo, 4th place in 2011, 5th place in 2013, 4th place in 2017
  • Sun-woo
  • Yeon-woo

See also

References

  1. List of Korean given names
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
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