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Dan-u단우
Dan-u brings together “sincere heart” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who keeps a sincere heart and dreams as big as the universe.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 丹宇 | 丹 ‘sincere heart; red’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 丹(붉을 단) + 宇(집 우) |
| 丹祐 | 丹 ‘sincere heart; red’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 丹(붉을 단) + 祐(복 우) |
| 丹佑 | 丹 ‘sincere heart; red’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 丹(붉을 단) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Honesty
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Dan-u is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dan-u. Say it like dan-oo.
단ㄷ + ㅏ + ㄴ
우ㅇ + ㅜ
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