Jinwoo (진우): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 진우

진우 (Jin-Woo) means “to guard, calm · divine help” when written 鎭佑. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 金 Metal, 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 진 can also be written 眞 (truth), 珍 (precious), 辰 (dragon hour, star)
• 우 can also be written 宇 (universe, house), 雨 (rain), 優 (excellent, graceful)

How to pronounce 진우

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