Hyunwoo 현우

Hyunwoo is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 현우. 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 2,970 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Hyunwoo, Hyun-woo, Hyeonu. They are all 현우.

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.

  • 현 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • 우 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Hyunwoo

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.

현45 characters can be used

  • 賢wise, virtuous어질 현
  • 炫bright밝을 현
  • 鉉pot handle솥귀 현
  • 玄black검을 현
  • 顯appear나타날 현
  • 現appear나타날 현
  • 見see뵈올 현
  • 懸hang달 현

우66 characters can be used

  • 優abundant, excellent넉넉할 우/뛰어날 우
  • 佑help도울 우
  • 雨rain비 우
  • 禹Yu the Great하우씨 우
  • 宇house집 우
  • 祐help도울 우
  • 愚foolish어리석을 우
  • 旴big클 우

Names sharing a syllable

Hyunwoo 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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