What does 지우 mean?
5,852 mechanical Hanja combinations exist across the current legal reading sets for these syllables. That does not prove every combination is attested, natural or intended.
Korean given name
지우 Ji-u
The Hangul spelling identifies the observed name form. Romanization is a navigation aid. A full-name meaning depends on the Hanja actually chosen, so compatible character meanings stay separate instead of being collapsed into one translation.
Meaning boundary
지우 does not have one reliable English meaning without a specific Hanja spelling. The choices below are character-level evidence and compatible readings, not a claim about any individual person’s actual spelling or intended meaning.
之marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to厎settle只only, just, simply吱chirping, squeaking, hissing咫foot measure of Zhou dynasty地earth; soil, ground; region址site, location, land for house坻an islet, a rock in a river; an embankment; to stop墀porch; courtyard; steps leading實real, true, solid, honest志purpose, will, determination; annals扺to strike one's palm with one's fist
于in, on, at; go to; surname优superior, excellent; actor佑help, protect, bless俁big偊to walk alone; self-reliant偶accidentally, coincidently; an idol優superior, excellent; actor又and, also, again, in addition友friend, companion; fraternity右right; west; right-wing吁interjection 'Alas!'; to sigh圩dike, embankment
Usage history
지우 in Korean Supreme Court name statistics
The national series records published ranked-name observations; absence from a year is not treated as zero registrations.
| Year | Dataset | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Female | 951 | #15 |
| 2025 | Female | 1,156 | #13 |
| 2024 | Female | 1,054 | #12 |
| 2023 | Female | 1,108 | #12 |
| 2022 | Female | 1,334 | #10 |
| 2021 | Female | 1,292 | #11 |
| 2020 | Female | 1,378 | #9 |
| 2019 | Female | 1,597 | #7 |
| 2018 | Female | 1,736 | #8 |
| 2017 | Female | 1,877 | #6 |
| 2016 | Female | 2,337 | #5 |
| 2015 | Female | 2,739 | #3 |
| 2014 | Female | 2,435 | #4 |
| 2013 | Female | 2,675 | #3 |
| 2012 | Female | 2,735 | #5 |
| 2011 | Female | 2,753 | #5 |
| 2010 | Female | 2,707 | #4 |
| 2009 | Female | 2,534 | #4 |
| 2008 | Female | 2,101 | #8 |
Name questions
Meaning, gender and popularity for 지우
Is 지우 a boy or girl name?
The stored evidence currently labels this name female. Observed evidence: 0 male and 36,499 female registrations in stored national Top-20 rows.
How popular is 지우?
2008 is the first year this name appears in the stored national Court ranked-name evidence. Its highest stored national yearly is 2,753 in 2011. Among the two most recent consecutive observed years, the count was lower in 2026 (951 vs 1,156, 17.7% lower). This describes only the published national top-name series.
How is 지우 romanized?
Navigation romanization: Ji-u · Jiu · Ji u. Romanization can vary by convention and personal preference.
Related Korean names
Names like 지우 (Ji-u)
These are evidence-backed discovery links based on spelling position or stored usage category. They do not imply the same Hanja, meaning, family relationship or pronunciation preference.
Same opening syllable
Same ending syllable
Same usage category
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