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.

Surname

As a surname, Sun-woo is written with the hanja .

Taewon Sunwoo clan The Taewon Seonu clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Taiyuan, Shanxi was Jizi, Gija’s hometown. According to the census held in 2000, the number of the Taewon Seonu clan was 3560. Gija appointed Son ...

is one of the

Korean clans Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

. The ''

bon-gwan Bon-gwan (or Bongwan) is the concept of clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name (clan name). Since Korea has been traditionally a Confucian country, this clan system is similar to ancient Chinese ...

'' of the surname is

Taiyuan Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 3,560 people with this surname in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, making it the second-most common two-syllable surname in the country. People with this surname include: *

Sunwoo Yong-nyeo Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on ...

(born Jung Yong-rye, 1945), South Korean actress *

Sunwoo Hwi Seonu Hwi (1922-1986) was a South Korean author and novelist. Life Seonu Hwi was born on January 3, 1922, in Chongju, Pyeonganbuk-do, Korea (in what is now North Korea). A writer poet, journalist, soldier and philosopher he also fought in the ...

(1922–1986), South Korean writer *

Sunwoo Eun-sook Sunwoo Eun-sook (born December 24, 1959) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo made her acting debut in 1978, and rose to fame in the 1980s. Personal life Sunwoo married actor Lee Young-ha Lee Young-ha (born January 17, 1950) is a South Korea ...

(born 1959), South Korean actress *

Sunwoo Jae-duk Sunwoo Jae-duk (born July 23, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Awards and nominations References External links Sunwoo Jae-duk Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * http://www.sghett ...

(born 1962), South Korean actor *

Sunwoo Sun Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin on March 21, 1975) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2003, but rose to stardom in 2009 with the television drama ''Queen of Housewives''. Other notable films and series include ''My New Partner ...

(born Jung Yoo-jin, 1975), South Korean actress * Sonu Kyong-sun (born 1983), North Korean football defender *

Sunwoo Jung-a Sunwoo Jung-a (Hangul: 선우정아, born May 11, 1985), is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who has worked with numerous Korean artists including IU, Suran (singer), GD & TOP, 2NE1, Lee Haeri, Lee Hi, and San E ...

(born 1985), South Korean singer *

Yekwon Sunwoo Yekwon Sunwoo ( ko, 선우예권; born February 10, 1989, in Anyang) is a South Korean classical pianist. In 2017, at 28 years old, Sunwoo was the first Korean to win the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He won th ...

(born 1989), South Korean pianist * Brenda Paik Sunoo, American journalist of Korean descent *Sonu Hyanghui, North Korean violinist, member of the

Moranbong Band The Moranbong Band (, lit. "Tree Peony Peak Band"), also known as the Moran Hill Orchestra, is a North Korean girl group. The original members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of pop, roc ...

Given name

As a given name, the meaning of Sun-woo differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "

seon Seon may refer to: * Seon, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Aargau * ''Seon'', a type of arranged marriage in South Korea * Korean Seon, a Zen school of Korean Buddhism * Seon (food), steamed vegetable dishes with fillings in Korean cui ...

" and 41 hanja with the reading "

woo Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 * Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫 * Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * Woo ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this given name include:

Entertainers

Jang Sun-woo Jang Sun-woo (born 20 March 1952) is a South Korean film director. Life Jang attended Seoul National University and received a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Before his directorial debut, Jang made a name for himself by writing film critic ...

(born 1952), South Korean film director *

Kim Seon-wu Kim Seonu (, born 1970) is a South Korean feminist poet. Life Kim Seonu was born in 1970 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea, and is considered part of the new "feminist" wave of Korean poetry. Kim is also known internationally, havin ...

(born 1970), South Korean poet *

Baro (singer) Cha Sun-woo (Korean: 차선우, born September 5, 1992), better known by his stage name Baro, is a South Korean rapper, singer, lyricist, and actor. He is a former member of boy group B1A4 and is currently under HODU&U Entertainment. He made his ...

(born Cha Sun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer

Sportspeople

Sun-woo Kim Sun-woo "Sunny" Kim (Korean: 김선우, Hanja: 金善宇, ; born September 4, 1977) is a retired South Korean professional baseball pitcher of the Korea Baseball Organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Re ...

(born 1977), South Korean male baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization) *

Kim Sun-woo (footballer born 1983) Kim Sun-woo (born October 17, 1983) is a South Korean football player who played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Kim previously played for Incheon United and Pohang Steelers in the K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professiona ...

, South Korean male football forward (K-League Classic) *

Infiltration (gamer) Lee Seon-woo, known as Infiltration, is a professional esports player from Seoul, South Korea, specializing in fighting games. Lee is a six-time Evolution Championship Series (EVO) champion; winning '' Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012 ...

(born Lee Seon-woo, 1985), South Korean professional electronic games player *

Kim Sun-woo (footballer born 1986) Kim Sun-woo (born January 23, 1986) is a South Korean football player who played for Suwon FC in the K League Challenge The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is ...

, South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Challenge) *

Kim Sun-woo (footballer, born 1993) Kim Sun-woo (; born 19 April 1993) is a South Korea international footballer who plays for Jeju United FC as a midfielder. Club career Jeju United FC Kim signed his first professional contract with Jeju United FC after having almost regularly ...

, South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Classic) *

Kim Sun-woo (pentathlete) Kim Sun-woo (born 6 October 1996) is a South Korean modern pentathlete. She has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos d ...

(born 1996), South Korean female modern pentathlete *

Kwon Sun-oo Kwon Sun-oo (born 14 January 1999) is a South Korean snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing ...

(born 1999), South Korean female snowboarder

Other

Sun Woo Lee Sun Woo 'Sunny' Lee (이선우) is a South Korean business executive, and is the former president and chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Europe, previously serving as chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics Germany. In 2006 ...

, South Korean businessman, former Samsung COO

Fictional characters

*Kim Sun-woo, in 2005 South Korean film ''

A Bittersweet Life ''A Bittersweet Life'' (; lit. "The Sweet Life") is a 2005 South Korean neo-noir action drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It stars Lee Byung-hun as Sun-woo, a hitman who becomes targeted by his boss after he spares the latter's chea ...

'' *Kim Sun-woo, in 2011 South Korean television series ''

Poseidon Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a ch ...

'' *Kim Sun-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series ''

Man from the Equator ''Man from the Equator'' (; also known as ''The Equator Man'') is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Uhm Tae-woong, Lee Joon-hyuk, Lee Bo-young and Im Jung-eun. A tense, emotionally charged tale of brotherhood and betrayal, it follow ...

'' *Park Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series '' Nine: Nine Time Travels'' *Jung Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series '' Monstar'' *Ha Sun-woo, in 2014 South Korean television series ''

Cheo Yong ''Cheo Yong'' (; lit. Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo-yong) is a South Korean television series starring Oh Ji-ho, Oh Ji-eun and Jun Hyo-seong. The first season aired on cable channel OCN from February 9 to April 6, 2014 for 10 episodes. The second ...

'' *Sung Sun-woo, in 2015 South Korean television series ''

Reply 1988 ''Reply 1988'' () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Go Kyung-pyo, Park Bo-gum, and Lee Dong-hwi. Beginning in the year 1988, it revolves around five friends and their families living in the same neighborhoo ...

'' *Park Sun-woo, in 2016 South Korean television series ''

Signal In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...

'' *Lee Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series ''

Nobody Knows Nobody Knows may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1920 film), a German silent drama film * ''Nobody Knows'' (1970 film), a South Korean film * ''Nobody Knows'' (2004 film), a Japanese film Television * ''Nobody Knows'' (TV ...

'' *Ji Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series ''

The World of the Married ''The World of the Married'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon, and Han So-hee. Based on BBC One's drama series '' Doctor Foster'' written by Mike Bartlett, it tells a story of a married couple whose ...

'' *Sunwoo Han, a.k.a. Jett, in 2020 video game ''

Valorant ''Valorant'' is a free-to-play first-person tactical hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Windows. Teased under the codename ''Project A'' in October 2019, the game began a closed beta period with limited access on April 7 ...

References

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