Sang-woo
| Sang-woo | |
| Hangul | 상우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 相又, 相佑, 相宇, 尚佑, 尚禹, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Sang-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sang'u |
Sang-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 相又 (서로 상 seoro sang; 또 우 ddo u)
- 相佑 (서로 상 seoro sang; 도울 우 doul u)
- 相宇 (서로 상 seoro sang; 집 우 jip u)
- 尚佑 (오히려 상 ohiryeo sang; 도울 우 doul u)
- 尚禹 (오히려 상 ohiryeo sang; 성씨 우 seongssi u)
People
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Kwon Sang-woo (born 1976), South Korean actor
- Lee Sang-woo (born 1980), South Korean actor
- Park Sang-woo (born 1986), South Korean singer, member of Bohemian (band)
- Do Sang-woo (born 1987), South Korean actor
- Roy Kim (born Kim Sang-woo, 1993), South Korean singer-songwriter
- Chae Sang-woo (born 1999), South Korean actor
- Yoo Sang-woo, South Korean voice actress
Sportspeople
- Kim Sang-woo (volleyball) (born 1973), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Sang-Woo (referee) (born 1975), South Korean football referee
- Sin Sang-Woo (footballer) (born 1976), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge)
- Kim Sang-woo (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean midfielder
- Sin Sang-woo (born 1987), South Korean professional ice hockey winger
- Kang Sang-woo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder (K-League)
- Cho Sang-woo (born 1994), South Korean baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization)
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 6 October 2005.
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