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''"
대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
/ref> 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
*Woo-jin
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 li ...
* Woo-sung
;Unisex
* Woo-young
Second syllable
;Masculine
* Byung-woo
* Chang-woo
*Chul-woo Chul-woo () is a Korean masculine given name. People with this name include:
* Lim Chul-woo (born 1954), South Korean writer
*Lee Chul-woo (born 1955), South Korean politician, member of the National Assembly
* Park Chul-woo (born 1965), South Kore ...
*Hyun-woo
Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-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 Sou ...
, 5th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990, 3rd place in 2008, 5th place in 2009
* Jin-woo
*Jung-woo
Jung-woo is a Korean unisex given name.
Hanja
Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official ...
* Ki-woo
* Kun-woo, 6th place in 2008, 7th place in 2009
* Min-woo
* Sang-woo
*Seung-woo
Seung-woo, also spelled Sung-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "''seung''" and 60 hanja with the reading "''woo''" on the Sou ...
*Sung-woo
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 ...
* Tae-woo
;Unisex
*Ji-woo
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 ...
, 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
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean given names