Unju: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Unju – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: OON-joo


Unju is a Korean (hanja-based given name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Unju

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Frequently glossed as 'cloud pearl.' Actually: Plausible as one reading, but presented as the fixed meaning of the name generally, which isn't how Korean hanja-given-names work.

How to Pronounce Unju

Phonetic: OON-joo   IPA: /ʌn.dʒu/

Popularity of Unju

Unju doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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