| Soo-yeon | |
| Hangul | 수연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Su-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Suyŏn |
| IPA | [su.jʌn] |
Soo-yeon, also spelled Su-yeon or Soo-yun, is a Korean unisex given name, primarily feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading " soo" and 39 hanja with the reading " yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Kang Soo-yeon (born 1966), South Korean actress
- Oh Soo-yeon (born 1968), South Korean female television screenwriter
- Chunja (singer) (born Hong Su-yeon, 1979), South Korean female singer
- Cha Soo-yeon (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Han Soo-yeon (born Lee Mae-ri, 1983), South Korean actress
- Jessica Jung (Korean name Jung Soo-yeon, born 1989), Korean-American female singer, former member of girl group Girls' Generation
Sportspeople
- Kang Soo-yun (born 1976), South Korean female golfer
- Kim Soo-yeon (born 1983), South Korean male footballer
- Kim Soo-yun (born 1983), South Korean female footballer
- Seo Su-yeon (born 1986), South Korean female para table tennis player
- Soo Yeon Lee (born 1984), South Korean female table tennis player and model
- Choi Soo-yeon (born 1990), South Korean female sabre fencer
- Back Su-yeon (born 1991), South Korean female swimmer
- Jo Su-yeon (born 1994), South Korean female handball player
- Kim Su-yeon (born 2001), South Korean female pair skater
- Eom Su-yeon (born 2001), South Korean female ice hockey player
Others
- Won Soo-yeon (born 1961), South Korean female manhwa artist
- Oh Soo-yeon (novelist) (born 1964), South Korean female novelist
- Lea Seong (born Seong Su-yeon, 1989), South Korean fashion designer
Fictional characters
- Bae Su-yeon, in 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters
- Ji Soo-yeon, in 2013 South Korean television series Iris II: New Generation
- Lee Soo-yeon, in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You
- Yoon Su-yun, in 2016 South Korean film Train to Busan
- Lee Soo-yeon, in 2018 South Korean television series Where Stars Land
See also
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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| Soo-yeon | |
| Hangul | 수연 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Su-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Suyŏn |
| IPA | [su.jʌn] |
Soo-yeon, also spelled Su-yeon or Soo-yun, is a Korean unisex given name, primarily feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading " soo" and 39 hanja with the reading " yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Kang Soo-yeon (born 1966), South Korean actress
- Oh Soo-yeon (born 1968), South Korean female television screenwriter
- Chunja (singer) (born Hong Su-yeon, 1979), South Korean female singer
- Cha Soo-yeon (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Han Soo-yeon (born Lee Mae-ri, 1983), South Korean actress
- Jessica Jung (Korean name Jung Soo-yeon, born 1989), Korean-American female singer, former member of girl group Girls' Generation
Sportspeople
- Kang Soo-yun (born 1976), South Korean female golfer
- Kim Soo-yeon (born 1983), South Korean male footballer
- Kim Soo-yun (born 1983), South Korean female footballer
- Seo Su-yeon (born 1986), South Korean female para table tennis player
- Soo Yeon Lee (born 1984), South Korean female table tennis player and model
- Choi Soo-yeon (born 1990), South Korean female sabre fencer
- Back Su-yeon (born 1991), South Korean female swimmer
- Jo Su-yeon (born 1994), South Korean female handball player
- Kim Su-yeon (born 2001), South Korean female pair skater
- Eom Su-yeon (born 2001), South Korean female ice hockey player
Others
- Won Soo-yeon (born 1961), South Korean female manhwa artist
- Oh Soo-yeon (novelist) (born 1964), South Korean female novelist
- Lea Seong (born Seong Su-yeon, 1989), South Korean fashion designer
Fictional characters
- Bae Su-yeon, in 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters
- Ji Soo-yeon, in 2013 South Korean television series Iris II: New Generation
- Lee Soo-yeon, in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You
- Yoon Su-yun, in 2016 South Korean film Train to Busan
- Lee Soo-yeon, in 2018 South Korean television series Where Stars Land
See also
References
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.