Sungwoo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sungwoo

What is the meaning of the name Sungwoo ?

The baby name Sungwoo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'hangul': '성우', 'revised_romanization': 'Seong-u', 'common_spelling': 'Sung-woo', 'ipa': '[sʌŋ.u]', 'approx_english': 'sung-oo (suhng-oo)'}.

Sungwoo is Korean in Origin.

Sungwoo is a Korean masculine given name, typically romanized from 성우 (Seong-u/Seong-woo). Its meaning depends on the hanja chosen for each syllable: Seong (成 ‘to accomplish,’ 聖 ‘sacred,’ 誠 ‘sincere,’ 星 ‘star,’ 盛 ‘abundant,’ 城 ‘fortress,’ etc.) combined with U/Woo (宇 ‘universe,’ 祐/佑 ‘divine help,’ 友 ‘friend,’ 優 ‘excellence,’ 禹 ‘legendary ruler,’ 右 ‘right,’ 雨 ‘rain,’ etc.). Popular pairings yield interpretations such as “accomplish the universe,” “holy protection,” “sincere help,” or “starry heavens.”

Korean given names composed of Sino-Korean morphemes have been used for centuries; Sungwoo gained broad modern popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries and remains familiar today. Orthographic variants reflect different romanization systems and style: Seong-u and Seong-woo (Revised Romanization), Sŏng-u (McCune–Reischauer), plus hyphenated or spaced forms (Sung-woo, Sung Woo). Alternative spellings like Sungwoo or Sung-woo are common in diaspora contexts. Related names with a similar feel include Seungwoo (승우) and Sungwook (성욱).

⚙ Sungwoo is an uncommon pick. There are only 20 recorded uses of it in our data, from 6 countries.