Seo-yun

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Seo-yun
Pronunciation/sʌ.jun/
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSeo-yoon, Suh-yoon, Suh-yun
Seo-yun
Hangul
서윤
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSeo-yun
McCune–ReischauerSŏ-yun
IPA[sʌjun]

Seo-yun, also spelled Seo-yoon, Suh-yoon, or Suh-yun, is a South Korean feminine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "seo" and 20 hanja with the reading "yoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2] Seo-yun was the 1st-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2015, 2nd-most popular name in 2013 and 2017, and it was among the top 5 most popular name for newborn girls in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[3][circular reference]

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  1. ^ "서윤의 이름통계". koreanname.me. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. ^ List of the most popular given names in South Korea