Ji-woo explained
| Ji-woo |
| Gender: | Unisex |
| Meaning: | Different depending on Hanja |
| Origin: | Korean |
| Alternative Spelling: | Ji-u, Ji-oo |
| Nickname: | Jyu/Jyoo |
| Hangul: | 지우 |
| Hanja: | ,,, and others |
| Rr: | Ji-u |
| Mr: | Chiu |
| Koreanipa: | [dziu], [tɕiu] |
Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[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. In 2008, Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.[3] [4] [5] [6]
People
People with this name include:
- Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean poet
- Jung Ji-woo (born 1968), South Korean film director
- Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean dancer
- Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
- Ji Woo (born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-woo (speed skater) (born 1998), South Korean speed skater
- Chuu (born Kim Ji-woo, 1999), South Korean female singer
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ji-woo, character in 2010 South Korean television series
- Hwang Ji-woo, character in 2020 South Korean television series Men Are Men
See also
Notes and References
- https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%A7%80&idx=8 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%9A%B0&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
- News: 너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야 . 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) . . 28 January 2009 . 27 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009022418/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm . 9 October 2010 .
- Web site: http://www.johnsonsbaby.co.kr/babycenter/article/article_view.asp?CateNo=6&TopicNo=77&ArticleNo=819 . ko:2011년 인기 이름 리포트 . Johnson's Baby Center . 22 October 2013 . Korean . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061117/http://www.johnsonsbaby.co.kr/babycenter/article/article_view.asp?CateNo=6&TopicNo=77&ArticleNo=819 . 23 October 2013 .
- Web site: 신생아 인기 이름 1위, 철수와 영자에서…세월 따라 이름도 . . 28 July 2014 . 20 September 2014.
- News: 2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤' . Money Today . 16 December 2015 . 5 February 2016.
