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The baby name Onew is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-nyoo.

Onew is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Chinese, Korean
Pronunciation: OH-nyoo

What is the meaning of the name Onew ?

The baby name Onew is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-nyoo.

Onew is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Onew is a romanized form of Korean 온유, read on-yu in Revised Romanization. The word is Sino-Korean, with its earliest clear written form in the Chinese character compound 溫柔: 溫 is warm or mild, while 柔 denotes soft, yielding, or gentle. In Korean, 온유 names gentleness, mildness, or meekness, the composed quality implied by the two characters. The spelling Onew is not a standard transcription of 오늘 oneul, today; it represents 온유 through an English-facing stage-name spelling.

As a personal name, Onew is best known from South Korean singer and actor Lee Jin-ki, leader of SHINee, who adopted it professionally in the late 2000s. 온유 also appears in Korean Christian vocabulary for meekness or gentleness, giving the word a religious register without making the name specifically biblical. Standard romanizations include On-yu and Onyu; Onew remains tied chiefly to Korean popular culture and is rare in birth records outside Korea.

Onew is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Onew appears only 27 times in total — found in 13 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.

Onew has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Onew

Onew Actor · Born 1989 · South Korea Onew is a South Korean singer and actor, best known as the leader of the popular boy group SHINee. He has also appeared in television dramas like 'Descendants of the Sun' and 'Singin' in the Rain'.

Onew – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,012 3 25,931
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Onew is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:

BR
CL
CN
HK
IQ

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People also ask about Onew

Onew is predominantly a unisex name, used for both boys and girls.
Onew is a 2 syllable name, pronounced OH-nyoo.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Onyu, On-yu and 온유.
Onew is a name of Chinese origin, traditionally used in China. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within China and its diaspora communities.
Yes — Onew is extremely rare. We found only 27 recorded uses of Onew as a first name across our entire international dataset, spanning 13 countries. It is not ranked in any major national birth registry, and most people will never have heard of it.
Yes — 1 notable people named Onew are in our database, including Onew (Actor).