Sodam: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sodam – Meaning: lush, plentiful, delightfully abundant-looking – Origin: Korean (native Korean, from 소담하다 'lush/plentiful-looking') – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SOH-dahm


Sodam is a Korean (native Korean, from 소담하다 'lush/plentiful-looking') girl's name meaning “lush, plentiful, delightfully abundant-looking”. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Sodam

Meaning: Lush, plentiful, delightfully abundant-looking.

Origin: Korean (native Korean, from 소담하다 'lush/plentiful-looking').

A common claim: Glossed as 'quietly content, clear pool' on Korean baby-name sites. Actually: The standard Korean dictionary sense of 소담(하다) is 'lush/plentiful-looking,' not 'quietly content' or 'clear pool' -- those glosses don't match ordinary usage of the word.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sodam

Phonetic: SOH-dahm   IPA: /ˈsoʊdɑːm/

Popularity of Sodam

Sodam 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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