Hyun-woo
| Hyun-woo | |
| Hangul | 현우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 玄雨, 玹雨, 鉉宇, 鉉寓, 賢宇, 賢祐, 顯祐, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn-u |
Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] 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.[2]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Lee Hyun-woo (entertainer) (born 1966), South Korean singer and actor
- Ji Hyun-woo, birth name Joo Hyung-tae (born 1984), South Korean actor and indie rock guitarist
- Hyun Woo, birth name Kim Hyun-woo (born 1985), South Korean actor
- Lee Hyun-woo (actor) (born 1993), South Korean actor
- Sportspeople
- Ryu Hyun-woo (born 1981), South Korean golfer
- Lim Hyun-woo (born 1983), South Korean football midfielder
- Nam Hyun-woo (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
- Kim Hyeon-woo (born 1988), South Korean wrestler
- Kim Hyun-woo (born 1989), South Korean football midfielder
- Joo Hyeon-woo (born 1990), South Korean football midfielder
- Cho Hyun-woo (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper
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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