Kwangju as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kwangju

What is the meaning of the name Kwangju ?

The baby name Kwangju is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Kwang-ju (KWANG-joo); Korean IPA [kwaŋ.dʑu]; common English approximation /ˈkwɑːŋ.dʒu/.

Kwangju is Korean in Origin.

Kwangju is a Korean given name and toponym built from Sino-Korean elements. The spelling Kwangju reflects older McCune–Reischauer romanization; in today’s Revised Romanization it is Gwang-ju. Kwang/Gwang (광) usually corresponds to the hanja 光 “light, radiance” or 廣 “broad, vast,” while Ju (주) may be written with many characters, such as 州 “province,” 珠 “pearl,” 柱 “pillar,” 宙 “universe,” or 朱 “vermilion.” Meanings therefore vary by hanja selection, ranging from “bright province” (光州, the place name) to “radiant pearl” (光珠) or “broad universe” (廣宙).

As a personal name, Kwang-ju is uncommon and has tended to read as masculine in 20th‑century Korea, though it is usable for any gender. It is more widely recognized as the city name Gwangju (光州). The name may be written in Hangul (광주) or with approved hanja. Variants and spellings include Gwang-ju, Gwangju, Kwang-ju, Kwangju, and spaced forms like Kwang Joo or Gwang Joo.

⚙ Kwangju is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.