Sun-woo explained
| Hangul: | 선우 |
| Hanja: | Surname
Given name
,, and others |
| Rr: | Seonu |
| Mr: | Sŏnu |
| Koreanipa: | /sʌnu/ |
Sun-woo, also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.[1]
Surname
As a surname, Sun-woo is written with the hanja . Taewon Sunwoo clan is one of the Korean clans. The bon-gwan of the surname is Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.[2] The 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 3,560 people with this surname in South Korea, making it the second-most common two-syllable surname in the country.[3]
People with this surname include:
- Brenda Paik Sunoo, Korean-American journalist
- Sunwoo Eun-sook (born 1959), South Korean actress
- Seonu Hwi (1922–1986), South Korean author and novelist
- Sonu Hyang-hui, North Korean violinist, member of girl group Moranbong Band
- Sunwoo Jae-duk (born 1962), South Korean actor
- Sunwoo Jin (1922–2009), South Korean independence activist and politician
- Sunwoo Jung-a (born 1985), South Korean musician
- Sonu Kyong-sun (born 1983), North Korean football player
- Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin, 1975), South Korean actress
- Yekwon Sunwoo (born 1989), South Korean pianist
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye, 1945), South Korean actress
Given name
As a given name, the meaning of Sun-woo differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "seon" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[4]
People with this given name include:
Entertainers
- Jang Sun-woo (born 1952), South Korean film director
- Kim Seon-wu (born 1970), South Korean poet
- Baro (born Cha Sun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer
Sportspeople
Other
Fictional characters
- Kim Sun-woo, in 2005 South Korean film A Bittersweet Life
- Kim Sun-woo, in 2011 South Korean television series Poseidon
- Kim Sun-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series Man from the Equator
- Park Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series
- Jung Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series Monstar
- Ha Sun-woo, in 2014 South Korean television series Cheo Yong
- Sung Sun-woo, in 2015 South Korean television series Reply 1988
- Park Sun-woo, in 2016 South Korean television series Signal
- Lee Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series Nobody Knows
- Ji Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series The World of the Married
- Sunwoo Han, a.k.a. Jett, in 2020 video game Valorant
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Names of Persons: National Usages for Entry in Catalogues. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 1996. 9783110974553. Surname: usually one syllable although there are ten surnames of two syllables. Examples: Kim, Yi, Lee, Namgung, Sunwoo ... Both two-syllable surnames and two-syllable given names may have their syllables joined or linked by a hyphen. In the more common case of a single-syllable surname, the hyphenated given names help to distinguish the surname..
- Book: http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=291139&cid=42835&categoryId=42835. 태원선우씨. Naver Encyclopedia. 12 October 2015.
- Web site: 성씨인구분포데이터. Family name population and distribution data. National Statistics Office. South Korea. 28 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101034812/http://sgis.nso.go.kr/pyramid/view_familyname_dmc_table.asp. 1 November 2013.
- Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17.
