Hyun-wook
| Hyun-wook | |
| Hangul | 현욱 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 現旭 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-uk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnuk |
Hyun-wook, also spelled Hyeon-uk or Hyon-uk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Cho Hyun-wook (born 1970), retired South Korean high jumper
- Jong Hyun-wook (born 1978), South Korean baseball player
- Kang Hyun-wook (born 1985), South Korean football player
- So Hyon-uk (born 1992), North Korean football player
- Kang Hyeon-uk, South Korean politician, former Ministry of Environment (South Korea)
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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