Eunwoo (은우): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 은우

은우 (Eun-Woo) means “grace, kindness · excellent, graceful” when written 恩優. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

은우 became instantly recognisable through Cha Eun-woo (차은우), whose stage name uses 恩優 — grace and excellence. As a given name it has since climbed the boys' charts, a rare case of an idol's name lifting a real-world trend.

Other hanja spellings

• 은 can also be written 銀 (silver), 誾 (gentle and sincere), 垠 (horizon, boundless)
• 우 can also be written 宇 (universe, house), 佑 (divine help), 雨 (rain)

How to pronounce 은우

Revised Romanisation: eunu (eun-u). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Eun-Woo. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 은우

• Cha Eun-woo (ASTRO)