Woo (Korean given name)
Woo, also spelled Wu or Wo, Ou, U, is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 60 hanja with the reading "woo"[1] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
| Pronunciation | /wu/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | U |
| Woo | |
| Hangul | 우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | u |
| McCune–Reischauer | u |
| IPA | [u] |
As a given name
People
People with the single-syllable given name U or Woo include:
- Choe 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
Second syllable
- Masculine
- Byung-woo
- Chang-woo
- Chul-woo
- Hyun-woo, 5th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990, 3rd place in 2008, 5th place in 2009
- Jin-woo
- Jung-woo
- Ki-woo
- Kun-woo, 6th place in 2008, 7th place in 2009
- Min-woo
- Sang-woo
- Seung-woo
- Si-woo, 4th place in 2011, 5th place in 2013, 4th place in 2017
- Sung-woo
- Tae-woo
- Unisex
See also
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