Ilu 일우

Ilu is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 일우. 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 1,056 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Ilu, Il-u. They are all 일우.

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.

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

Hanja used for Ilu

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.

일16 characters can be used

  • 一one한 일
  • 日warp날 일
  • 逸escape달아날 일
  • 壹one한 일/갖은한 일
  • 佚peaceful, stable편안할 일
  • 溢overflow넘칠 일
  • 鎰weight name무게 이름 일
  • 軼surpass앞지를 일

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

Ilu 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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