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Hyun-woo
Pronunciation/hjən.wu/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingHyeon-woo, Hyon-woo
Hyun-woo
Hangul
현우
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationHyeon-u
McCune–ReischauerHyŏn-u
IPA[hjʌnu]

Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-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) (born 1966), South Korean actor and singer
  • Ha Hyun-woo (born 1981), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Ji Hyun-woo (born Joo Hyung-tae, 1984), South Korean actor and indie rock guitarist
  • Hyun Woo (born Kim Hyun-woo, 1985), South Korean actor
  • Kim Hyun-woo (born 1987), South Korean keyboardist, member of DickPunks
  • Lee Hyun-woo (born 1993) (born 1993), South Korean actor and singer
  • Son Hyun-woo (born 1992), stage name Shownu, South Korean singer, leader of boy band Monsta X
  • Baek Hyun-woo (born 1999), South Korean singer, former member of D-Crunch
  • Kim Hyun-woo (born 2001), South Korean singer, member of boy band TRCNG

Sportspeople

Other

References

  1. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
  3. ^ 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.