Sunhwa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sunhwa – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SOON-hwah


Sunhwa is a Korean (hanja-based given name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Sunhwa

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Commonly translated as 'good and flowering.' Actually: Reasonably close to the literal characters given, but presented as the definitive meaning when other hanja combinations are equally possible.

How to Pronounce Sunhwa

Phonetic: SOON-hwah   IPA: /ˈsuːnhwɑː/

Popularity of Sunhwa

Sunhwa 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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