What is "hyun-woo"

Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 41 hanja with the reading " woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used 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:

• Lee Hyun-woo (entertainer) (born 1966), South Korean singer and actor
• Ji Hyun-woo, birth name Joo Hyung-tae (born 1984), South Korean actor and indie rock guitarist
• Hyun Woo, birth name Kim Hyun-woo (born 1985), South Korean actor
• Lee Hyun-woo (actor) (born 1993), South Korean actor
• Son Hyun-woo (born 1992), South Korean singer, leader of boy band Monsta X

• 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
• Cho Hyun-woo (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper