[Korean name] Given name only: Joo, also spelled Ju or Chu, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. ==Family name== As a family name, Joo may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning `red` ({linktext|朱}; 붉을 주), and the other meaning `around` ({lin... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joo_(Korean_name)