Woo-jin
| Woo-jin | |
| Hangul | 우진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 宇眞, 佑鎭, and others |
| Revised Romanization | U-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ujin |
Woo-jin is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the given name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "woo" and 43 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] In 2008, Woo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea, with 1,811 being given the name that year.[2]
People with this name include:
- Yeon Woo-jin, birth name Kim Bong-hee (born 1984), South Korean actor
- Jo Woo-Jin (born 1987), South Korean football midfielder
- Hwang Woo-jin (born 1990), South Korean modern pentathlete
- Kim Woo-jin (born 1992), South Korean archer
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Lee Woo-jin, in 2003 South Korean film Oldboy
See also
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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