Jae-wook as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jae-wook

What is the meaning of the name Jae-wook ?

The baby name Jae-wook is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [tɕɛ.uk̚]; approximate English respelling: "JAE-wook" (JAE ≈ 'jeh' or 'jay', wook ≈ 'wook' with 'oo' as in 'food').

Jae-wook is Korean in Origin.

Jae-wook (Hangul: 재욱) is a Korean masculine given name formed from Sino-Korean elements. The meaning varies with the chosen hanja: Jae 재 may be written as 才 “talent/ability,” 在 “to exist,” or 財 “wealth,” among others; Wook 욱 commonly appears as 旭 “rising sun/dawn,” 煜 “to shine,” or 郁 “fragrant/elegant.” Typical pairings yield senses like “brilliant talent,” “rising sun of ability,” or “prosperous and radiant.” Parents select from officially approved hanja lists in South Korea, so many nuanced combinations are possible.

The name has been steadily used from the late Joseon period into modern times, with notable visibility in the 20th–21st centuries through entertainers and athletes. It is strongly male in practice. Romanization varies: popular personal spellings include Jae-wook, Jae Wook, and Jaewook, while the Revised Romanization form is Jae-uk (from 재욱). Related variants include the spacing/hyphenation alternatives and occasional Jae-ook in older or nonstandard renderings.

⚙ Jae-wook is extremely rare. Across 2 countries, we found just 3 recorded uses of it.