Seonyu: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Seonyu – Origin: Korean (given name, hanja not fully specified) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SUN-yoo


Seonyu is a Korean (given name, hanja not fully specified) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Seonyu

Origin: Korean (given name, hanja not fully specified).

A common claim: Glossed as 'good and gentle' on Korean baby-name sites. Actually: The etymology offered doesn't specify an actual hanja for the second syllable, so this meaning is unsupported as given.

How to Pronounce Seonyu

Phonetic: SUN-yoo   IPA: /ˈsʌnju/

Popularity of Seonyu

Seonyu 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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