Kun-woo, also spelled Keon-woo or Gun-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys born in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
in 2008, with 1,722 being given the name.
The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "
kun" and 42 hanja with the reading "
woo
Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to:
People
Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names:
* Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛
* Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫
* Ng (name): 吳, 伍
* Wo ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Kun-Woo Paik (born 1946), South Korean pianist
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Kim Kun-woo (born 1980), South Korean track and field athlete
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Park Gun-woo (sailor)
Park Gun-woo ( ko, 박건우, also known as Park Geon-wu, born 31 March 1981 in Seoul) is a South Korean sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) and open match racing classes. He claimed a bronze medal, as a member of the South Kore ...
(born 1981), South Korean Olympic sailing team member
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Cho Gun-woo (born 1988), South Korean badminton player
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Lee Gun-woo (born 1989), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band
Myname
Myname ( ko, 마이네임; stylized as MYNAME) is a South Korean boy group created by Fly to the Sky's Hwanhee under H2 Media. The group is composed of five members: Gunwoo, Insoo, Seyong, Jun.Q, and Chaejin. The group debuted on October 27, ...
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Kim Kwon
Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo on May 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He played minor roles in television dramas such as '' Secret Love Affair'' (2014), ''Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and ''Marry Me Now
''Marry Me Now'' () is a ...
(born Kim Keon-woo, 1989), South Korean actor
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Park Keon-woo
Park Keon-woo ( ko, 박건우; born 18 July 1991) is a South Korean road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's team pursuit for the national team.
Major resu ...
(born 1991), South Korean track cyclist
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Kang Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series ''
Beethoven Virus
''Beethoven Virus'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Myung-min, Lee Ji-ah, and Jang Keun-suk. The show drew attention for being the first Korean drama to depict the lives of classical musicians, an orchestra and ordinar ...
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*Min Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series ''
Temptation of Wife''
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names