Woo_(Korean_given_name)

Woo (Korean given name)

Woo (Korean given name)

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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.

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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
  • Woo-young

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