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Hangul
  
지우

Revised Romanization
  
Ji-u

Hanja
  
芝雨, 志宇, and others

McCune–Reischauer
  
Chiu

Ji-woo, also spelled Jee-woo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used 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.

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, stage name of Choi Mi-hyang (born 1975), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean male dancer
  • Kim Ji-woo (born 1983), South Korean actress
  • Jeon Ji-woo (born 1996), member of South Korean co-ed group K.A.R.D
  • Lee Ji-woo (born 1997), South Korean rhythmic gymnast

    • Fictional characters with this name include:

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

    • References

    Ji-woo Wikipedia
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