Weonu 원우

Weonu is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 원우. 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 3,102 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Weonu, Weon-u. They are all 원우.

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.

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

Hanja used for Weonu

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.

원47 characters can be used

  • 元first, prime으뜸 원
  • 原hill, source언덕 원/근원 원
  • 源source근원 원
  • 園garden동산 원
  • 媛woman여자 원
  • 苑royal garden나라 동산 원
  • 遠far멀 원
  • 願wish원할 원

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

Weonu 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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