Hyun-woo

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" and 60 hanja with the reading "woo" 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.

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

• 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
• Jo Hyeon-woo (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper

Fictional characters

• Hyun-woo Kim, a protagonist from Shinbi's Haunted House anime

Other

• Ryu Hyun-woo (diplomat), North Korean diplomat
• Gong Hyeon-U (born 1959), Chinese diplomat of Korean descent

References