| Pronunciation | /sʊŋ.wu/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Sung-woo |
| Seung-woo | |
| Hangul | 승우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seung-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭng'u |
| IPA | [sɯŋu] |
Seung-woo, also spelled Sung-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "seung"[1] and 60 hanja with the reading "woo"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Han Seung-woo (sport shooter) (born 1983), South Korean sport shooter
- Choi Seung-woo (born 1989), South Korean track cyclist
- Nam Seung-woo (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder (Belgian Second Division)
- Ryu Seung-woo (born 1993), South Korean football forward (Bundesliga)
- Lee Seung-woo (born 1998), South Korean football forward and midfielder (Spanish youth league)
Entertainers
- Kim Seung-woo (born 1969), South Korean actor
- Cha Seung-woo (born 1978), South Korean singer and actor
- Cho Seung-woo (born 1980), South Korean actor
- Han Seung-woo (singer) (born 1994), South Korean singer
- Yoo Seung-woo (born 1997), South Korean singer
Others
- Lee Seung-u (born 1959), South Korean writer
See also
References
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