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Seo-hyun
Pronunciation/sʌ.hjʌn/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSeo-hyun, Seo-hyon
Seo-hyeon
Hangul서현
Hanja, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSeo-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSŏhyŏn
IPA

Seo-hyun, also spelled Seo-hyeon, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "seo" and 45 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Seo-hyun was the 2nd-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2011, and among the top 5 most popular name in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

People with this name include:

  • Yun Seo-hyeon (born 1970), South Korean actor
  • Lee Seo-hyun (born 1973), South Korean Businesswoman, Chairman of Samsung Welfare Foundation
  • Seo-hyun (born Seo Ju-hyun, 1991), South Korean singer and actress
  • Katie Kim (born Kim Seo-hyeon, 1993), South Korean-born American singer
  • Ahn Seo-hyun (born 2004), South Korean actress

See also

References

  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "서"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
  3. List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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