Dongwook 동욱

Dongwook is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 동욱. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 408 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Dongwook, Dong-wook. They are all 동욱.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • (starts with )Firebrightness, passion, visibility
  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Dongwook

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

34 characters can be used

  • east동녘 동
  • move움직일 동
  • same한가지 동
  • valley골 동
  • winter, drum sound겨울 동/북소리 동
  • child아이 동
  • ridgepole마룻대 동
  • correct바로잡을 동

12 characters can be used

  • morning sun아침 해 욱
  • shine빛날 욱
  • bright sunlight햇빛 밝을 욱
  • flourishing성할 욱
  • warm따뜻할 욱
  • dull, foolish멍할 욱
  • exert effort힘쓸 욱
  • literary talent문채 욱

Names sharing a syllable

Dongwook belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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