Seo-yun
| Seo-yun | |
| Hangul | 서윤 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Seo-yun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ-yun |
Seo-yun, also spelled Seo-yoon, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 38 hanja with the reading "seo" and 15 hanja with the reading "yun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] It became a popular name for newborn South Korean girls in the early 21st century, coming in fifth in 2008 and 2009,[2][3] and rising to first in 2015 with 3,048 out of 211,403 newborn girls being given the name Seo-yun that year.[4]
People with this name include:
- Ji Seo-yun (born 1982), South Korean actress
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ↑ "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ "2015 신생아 인기 이름… 男 '민준'-女 2년째 '서윤'". Money Today. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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