Seo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Seo – Origin: Korean (surname 서/徐, also used as a given-name element) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SUH


Seo is a Korean (surname 서/徐, also used as a given-name element) unisex name.

Meaning & Origin of Seo

Origin: Korean (surname 서/徐, also used as a given-name element).

A common claim: Commonly glossed on baby-name sites as meaning 'auspicious and precious.' Actually: This reflects only one possible hanja reading — Korean name elements like Seo don't carry a single fixed meaning.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Seo

Phonetic: SUH   IPA: /sʌ/

Popularity of Seo

Seo doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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