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U-ri우리

U-ri brings together “blessing” and “jasmine.” Like your name, you are someone who is as sweet as jasmine and is blessed and protected.

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:

HanjaMeaning
祐莉祐 ‘blessing’ + 莉 ‘jasmine’
祐(복 우) + 莉(말리 리)
祐利祐 ‘blessing’ + 利 ‘benefit’
祐(복 우) + 利(이로울 리)
祐理祐 ‘blessing’ + 理 ‘reason and order’
祐(복 우) + 理(다스릴 리)
佑莉佑 ‘to help’ + 莉 ‘jasmine’
佑(도울 우) + 莉(말리 리)
佑利佑 ‘to help’ + 利 ‘benefit’
佑(도울 우) + 利(이로울 리)
佑理佑 ‘to help’ + 理 ‘reason and order’
佑(도울 우) + 理(다스릴 리)

Who it's given to

U-ri is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: U-ri. Say it like oo-ree.

우ㅇ + ㅜ
리ㄹ + ㅣ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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