Ji-woo

Ji-woo, also spelled Jee-woo, or Chi-woo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[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. In 2008, Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.[3][4][5][6]

Ji-woo
Pronunciation/dʒɪ.wu/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJee-woo, Chi-woo
Ji-woo
Hangul
지우
Hanja
知優, 志宇, 芝雨, and others
Revised RomanizationJi-u
McCune–ReischauerChiu
IPA[dziu], [tɕiu]

People

People with this name include:

  • Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean male poet
  • Jung Ji-woo (born 1968), South Korean male film director
  • Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean male dancer
  • Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
  • Jeon Ji-woo (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of Kard
  • Ji Woo (born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-woo (speed skater) (born 1998), South Korean female speed skater
  • Kim Jiwoo (born 1999), stage name Chuu, South Korean female singer, member of Loona

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Ji-woo, male character in 2010 South Korean television series The Fugitive: Plan B
  • Hwang Ji-woo, male character in 2020 South Korean television series Men Are Men

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
  3. 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (28 January 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. "신생아 인기 이름 1위, 철수와 영자에서…세월 따라 이름도". Maeil Business Newspaper. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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