Hyun-woo
| Pronunciation | /hjʌn.wu/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hyeon-woo, Hyeon-wu, Hyon-woo |
| Hyun-woo | |
| Hangul | 현우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn-u |
| IPA | [hjʌnu] |
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
- Muzin (born Kim Hyun-Woo, 2001), South Korean singer, member of boy band BAE173
Sportspeople
- Ryu Hyun-woo (golfer) (born 1981), South Korean golfer
- Lim Hyun-woo (born 1983), South Korean football player
- Nam Hyun-woo (field hockey) (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
- Kim Hyeon-woo (born 1988), South Korean wrestler
- Kim Hyun-woo (footballer, born 1989), South Korean football player
- Joo Hyeon-woo (born 1990), South Korean football player
- Jo Hyeon-woo (born 1991), South Korean football player
Other
- Ryu Hyun-woo (diplomat), North Korean diplomat
- Gong Hyeon-U (born 1959), Chinese diplomat
Fictional characters
- Kim Hyun-woo, in 2016 South Korean animated television series The Haunted House
- Baek Hyun-woo, in 2024 South Korean television series Queen of Tears
- Hyun-woo, a character from the Korean animated webseries Alien Stage
References
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
- ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-27.