Yeonseo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yeonseo – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: YUN-suh


Yeonseo 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 Yeonseo

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Often glossed as 'tender and auspicious.' Actually: 'Tender' isn't clearly tied to any identified character here; without a specific hanja for 연, this reads as an approximation rather than a sourced translation.

How to Pronounce Yeonseo

Phonetic: YUN-suh   IPA: /jʌn.sʌ/

Popularity of Yeonseo

Yeonseo 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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