| Woo-jin | |
| Hangul | 우진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | U-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ujin |
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 list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] In 2008, Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea, with 1,811 being given the name that year.[2]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Jo Woo-jin (actor) (born 1979), South Korean actor
- Noh Woo-jin (born 1980), South Korean comedian
- Yeon Woo-jin (born Kim Bong-hoe, 1984), South Korean actor
- Oh Woo-jin (born 1991), South Korean actor
- Kim Woo-jin (singer) (born 1997), South Korean singer, former member of Stray Kids
- Park Woo-jin (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of Wanna One and AB6IX
- Seo Woo-jin (born 2015), South Korean child actor
Sportspeople
- Lee Woo-jin (footballer) (born 1986), South Korean football centre-back
- Jo Woo-jin (footballer, born 1987), South Korean football midfielder
- Hwang Woo-jin (born 1990), South Korean modern pentathlete
- Kim Woo-jin (archer) (born 1992), South Korean archer
- Jang Woo-jin (born 1995), South Korean table tennis player
Other
- Pi Woo-jin (born 1956), South Korean female army helicopter pilot
- Christopher Yoo (chess player) (full name Christopher Woojin Yoo, born 2006), American chess player
Fictional characters
- Lee Woo-jin, in 2003 South Korean film Oldboy
Companies
- Woojin Industrial Systems, a South Korean train manufacturer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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