Sunwoo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sunwoo

What is the meaning of the name Sunwoo ?

The baby name Sunwoo is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sʌn.u/ (approx. "SUN-oo", often romanized Sun-woo or Seon-woo).

Sunwoo is Korean in Origin.

Sunwoo (선우) is a Korean given name of Sino-Korean origin, with meaning determined by the hanja selected. Sun (선) is commonly written as 善 “good, kind,” 先 “first, ahead,” or 宣 “to proclaim,” while Woo (우) may be 宇 “universe,” 祐/佑 “divine help, protection,” 友 “friend,” 優 “excellent,” or 雨 “rain.” Popular pairings yield senses such as “kind protector,” “first among friends,” or “universal goodness.”

Used for all genders but trending masculine in recent decades, Sunwoo rose in South Korea from the late 20th century through the 2000s–2010s. Romanization varies by system and preference: Seon-woo/Seon-u (Revised Romanization), Sun-woo/Sunu, or Sŏn-u (McCune–Reischauer); spacing and hyphenation are optional (Sun Woo, Sun-woo). A rare Korean compound surname also exists as Sunwoo (선우), distinct from the given name. Related variants include Seonwoo and Sun-u.