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마루 (Ma-Ru) means “summit, ridge”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 마루 | — | maru | summit, ridge | ⛰️ 土 Earth |
Revised Romanisation: maru (ma-ru). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ma-Ru. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.