Jungwoo (정우): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 정우

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

Other hanja spellings

• 정 can also be written 貞 (chaste, steady), 庭 (garden, court), 晶 (crystal), 汀 (sandy shore)
• 우 can also be written 宇 (universe, house), 佑 (divine help), 雨 (rain)

How to pronounce 정우

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