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Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 60 hanja with the reading "woo"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008, Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015.[3][4][5][6]
People with this name include:
- Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean poet
- Jung Ji-woo (born 1968), South Korean film director
- Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean dancer
- Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress
- Ji Woo (born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress
- Park Ji-woo (speed skater) (born 1998), South Korean speed skater
- Chuu (born Kim Ji-woo, 1999), South Korean female singer
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ji-woo, character in 2010 South Korean television series The Fugitive: Plan B
- Hwang Ji-woo, character in 2020 South Korean television series Men Are Men
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