Woo
Pronunciation/wu/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingWu, U
Woo
Hangul
우
Hanja
宇, 雨, 優, 愚, 友, and others
Revised Romanizationu
McCune–Reischaueru
IPA[u]

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.

As a given name

Single syllable

People with the single-syllable given name Woo, or Wu, U 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

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

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