Hyun-wooPronunciation | |
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Gender | Male |
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Word/name | Korean |
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Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
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Alternative spelling | Hyeon-woo, Hyeon-wu, Hyon-woo |
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Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-woo, or Hyeon-wu, Hyon-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun"[1] and 60 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. Hyun-woo has been a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for more than two decades, coming in third place in 1988 and fourth place in 1998. In 2008, a total of 1,943 baby boys were given this name, making it the third-most popular name that year.[3]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Lee Hyun-woo (born 1966), Korean-American singer and actor
- Ha Hyun-woo (born 1981), South Korean singer-songwriter
- Ji Hyun-woo (born Joo Hyung-tae, 1984), South Korean actor and musician
- Hyun Woo (born Kim Hyun-woo, 1985), South Korean actor
- Shownu (born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Monsta X
- Lee Hyun-woo (born 1993), South Korean actor and singer
Sportspeople
Other
Fictional characters
References