Ji-woo

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Ji-woo
Hangul 지우
Hanja , , and others
Revised Romanization Ji-u
McCune–Reischauer Chiu

Ji-woo, also spelled Jee-woo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5]

People with this name include:

  • Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean male poet
  • Jung Ji-woo (born 1968), South Korean male film director
  • Choi Ji-woo, stage name of Choi Mi-hyang (born 1975), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean male dancer
  • Kim Ji-woo (born 1983), South Korean actress
  • Lee Ji-woo (born 1997), South Korean rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

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