Ji-woo
| Pronunciation | /dʒɪ.wu/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Ji-u, Ji-oo |
| Nickname(s) | Jyu/Jyoo |
| Ji-woo | |
| Hangul | 지우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiu |
| IPA | [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
- Song Ji-woo (born 1997), 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 The Fugitive: Plan B
- Hwang Ji-woo, character in 2020 South Korean television series Men Are Men
See also
References
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
- ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
- ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (28 January 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "신생아 인기 이름 1위, 철수와 영자에서…세월 따라 이름도". Maeil Business Newspaper. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.