Hyun-woo

Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-woo, or Hyeon-wu, Hyon-woo, is a Korean given name. It has been a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for more than two decades, coming in third place in 1988 and fourth place in 1998. In 2008, a total of 1,943 baby boys were given this name, making it the third-most popular name that year.^[1]

Hyun-woo
Hangul	현우
RR	Hyeonu
MR	Hyŏnu
IPA	[çʌnu]

Notable people with this name include:

Entertainers

• Lee Hyun-woo (born 1966), Korean-American singer and actor
• Ha Hyun-woo (born 1981), South Korean singer-songwriter
• Ji Hyun-woo (born Joo Hyung-tae, 1984), South Korean actor and musician
• Hyun Woo (born Kim Hyun-woo, 1985), South Korean actor
• Shownu (born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Monsta X
• Lee Hyun-woo (born 1993), South Korean actor and singer
• Muzin (born Kim Hyun-Woo, 2001), South Korean singer, member of boy band BAE173

Sportspeople

• Ryu Hyun-woo (golfer) (born 1981), South Korean golfer
• Lim Hyun-woo (born 1983), South Korean football player
• Nam Hyun-woo (field hockey) (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
• Kim Hyeon-woo (born 1988), South Korean wrestler
• Kim Hyun-woo (footballer, born 1989), South Korean football player
• Joo Hyeon-woo (born 1990), South Korean football player
• Jo Hyeon-woo (born 1991), South Korean football player
• Chae Hyun-woo (born 2004), South Korean football player

Other

• Ryu Hyun-woo (diplomat), North Korean diplomat
• Gong Hyeon-U (born 1959), Chinese diplomat

Fictional characters

• Kim Hyun-woo, in 2016 South Korean animated television series The Haunted House
• Baek Hyun-woo, in 2024 South Korean television series Queen of Tears
• Hyun-woo, a character from the Korean animated webseries Alien Stage