Yeon-woo is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "
yeon
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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" 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
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" 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.
People with this name include:
*Go Yeon-u (died 227), posthumous name
Sansang of Goguryeo, tenth ruler of Goguryeo
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Chang Yŏn-u (died 1015), Goryeo government official
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Cho Yeon-woo
Cho Yeon-woo (born Cho Jong-wook on May 30, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Cho made his acting debut in 2003, and his notable television dramas include ''Dear Heaven'' (2005), ''The Invisible Man'' (2006), ''What's Up Fox
''What's Up Fox'' ...
(born Cho Jong-wook, 1971), South Korean actor
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Kim Yeon-woo
Kim Hak-chul, better known by his stage name Kim Yeon-woo (; born July 22, 1971) is a South Korean male singer, vocal coach, and professor at Seoul Art College ( :ko:서울종합예술학교). Nicknamed God of Vocals, he is well known for his ...
(born 1971), South Korean male singer
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Nam Yeon-woo (born 1982), South Korean actor
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(born 1984), South Korean female bodybuilder
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Yeon Woo (singer, born 1981)
Yeon Woo is a South Korea and Indonesian pop singer signed to MBC. In 1999, she and four other Korean singers formed girl group T.T.MA
T.T.Ma ( ko, 티티마) was a five-member South Korean girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring s ...
, South Korean female pop singer
Fictional characters with this name include
*Kim/Kwon Yeon-woo, in
Kang Full's 2003 webcomic ''
Love Story'' (and 2008 South Korean film adaptation ''
Hello, Schoolgirl'')
*Heo Yeon-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series ''
Moon Embracing the Sun
''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (, also known as ''The Moon that Embraces the Sun'' or ''The Sun and the Moon'') is a 2012 South Korean television drama series, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Han Ga-in, Jung Il-woo, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from Jan ...
'' adapted from the 2011 novel by
Jung Eun-gwol
Jung Eun-gwol () is a South Korean novelist. Three of her bestselling books have been adapted into television dramas – ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' (KBS2, 2010) and ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' ( MBC, 2012) and ''Lovers of the Red Sky
''Lovers o ...
*Woo Yeon-woo, in 2023 South Korean television series ''
The Heavenly Idol
''The Heavenly Idol'' () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Min-kyu, Go Bo-gyeol, and Lee Jang-woo. Based on the Munpia and Naver Series web novel of the same name by Mythology Jin (Shin Hwa-jin), it aired from February 15 ...
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* Yoon Yeon-woo, in 2023 South Korean television series ''
My Perfect Stranger
''My Perfect Stranger'' () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo. It depicts the strange and beautiful time travel of two people who gets trapped in the year 1987. It aired on KBS2 from May 1 to June 20, 2 ...
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See also
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List of Korean given names
References
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Korean unisex given names