Woo (Korean given name) explained
Woo |
Meaning: | different depending on Hanja |
Origin: | Korean |
Alternative Spelling: | Wu, U |
Hangul: | 우 |
Hanja: | ,,,,, and others |
Rr: | u |
Mr: | u |
Koreanipa: | [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.
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
Notes and References
- [List of Korean given names]
- https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%9A%B0&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"