The baby name Dongwoo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced 동우 — RR: Dong-u; IPA: /doŋ.u/; approximate English: 'dong-woo'.
Dongwoo is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Dongwoo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced 동우 — RR: Dong-u; IPA: /doŋ.u/; approximate English: 'dong-woo'.
Dongwoo is Korean in Origin.
Dongwoo is a Korean masculine given name written 동우. Its sense varies with the hanja selected for each syllable: options for Dong (dong) include 東 “east” or 棟 “ridgepole/pillar,” while Woo (u/woo) often uses 宇 “universe; dwelling” or 佑/祐 “to protect, help.” Thus, meanings range from “pillar of protection” to “wide universe of the east.” Romanization varies: Dong-woo, Dong-u, or Dongu in Revised Romanization; older McCune–Reischauer gives Tong’u. Many bearers style it as Dongwoo.
Two-syllable Sino-Korean names like Dongwoo have been standard since the Joseon period and remain common in contemporary Korea. The name skews masculine and modern-sounding without being trendy, appearing across entertainment and sports; a notable bearer is singer Jang Dong-woo. Related forms include hyphenated or spaced renderings (Dong-woo, Dong Woo), while meaning-rich variants arise from different hanja pairings chosen by families.
Dongwoo barely registers. There are only 13 recorded uses on record, spread over 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #24 | 4 | 897 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
Dongwoo is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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