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'''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]] in 2008, with 1,722 being given the name.<ref name="HankookIlbo">{{cite news|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|author=이진희 (Yi Jin-hui)|title=너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2012-10-27}}</ref> The meaning differs based on the [[hanja]] used to write the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "[[Gun (Korean name)|kun]]" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표| |
'''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]] in 2008, with 1,722 being given the name.<ref name="HankookIlbo">{{cite news|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm |author=이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) |title=너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야 |work=[[Hankook Ilbo]] |date=2009-01-28 |accessdate=2012-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009022418/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm |archivedate=2010-10-09 }}</ref> The meaning differs based on the [[hanja]] used to write the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "[[Gun (Korean name)|kun]]" and 42 hanja with the reading "[[Woo (Korean given name)|woo]]" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표|trans-title=Table of hanja for use in personal names|publisher=Supreme Court|publication-place=South Korea|accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref> |
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*[[Lee Kunwoo]] (born 1955), South Korean engineer and academic |
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*[[Cho Gun-woo]] (born 1988), South Korean badminton player |
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*[[Kim Kun-woo]] (born 1980), South Korean track and field athlete |
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*[[Kim Kwon]] (born Kim Keon-woo, 1989), South Korean actor |
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*[[Lee Gun-woo]] (born 1989), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band [[Myname]] |
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*[[Park Keon-woo]] (born 1991), South Korean track cyclist |
*[[Park Keon-woo]] (born 1991), South Korean track cyclist |
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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 in 2008, with 1,722 being given the name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "kun" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
People with this name include:
- Lee Kunwoo (born 1955), South Korean engineer and academic
- Cho Gun-woo (born 1988), South Korean badminton player
- Kim Kun-woo (born 1980), South Korean track and field athlete
- Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo, 1989), South Korean actor
- Lee Gun-woo (born 1989), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Myname
- Kun-Woo Paik (born 1946), South Korean pianist
- Park Gun-woo (born 1981), South Korean Olympic sailing team member
- Park Keon-woo (born 1991), South Korean track cyclist
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kang Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series Beethoven Virus
- Min Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series Temptation of Wife
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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