Soo-hyun, also spelled Su-hyeon, or Soo-hyeon, Su-hyun, Su-hyon, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] People with this name include:
Pronunciation | /su.hjʌn/ |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Su-hyeon, Soo-hyeon, Su-hyun, Su-hyon, Soo-hyon |
Soo-hyun | |
Hangul | 수현 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Su-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Suhyŏn |
IPA | [suhjʌn] |
Entertainers
edit- Kim Su-hyeon (born 1970), South Korean actor
- Hong Soo-hyun (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Claudia Kim (born Kim Soo-hyun, 1985), South Korean actress
- Kwon Soo-hyun (born 1986), South Korean actor
- Choo Soo-hyun (born 1988), South Korean actress
- Kim Soo-hyun (born 1988), South Korean actor
- Lee Su-hyun (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of duo AKMU
Sportspeople
edit- Bang Soo-hyun (born 1972), South Korean female badminton player
- Kwon Soo-hyun (born 1974), South Korean women's field hockey player
- Jeon Soo-hyun (born Jeon Tae-hyun, 1986), South Korean male football goalkeeper (K-League Challenge)
- Yoo Soo-hyun (born 1986), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Challenge)
- Jong Su-hyon (born 1996), North Korean ice hockey player
- Su-Hyun Oh (born 1996), South Korean-born Australian female golfer
Others
edit- Kim Soo-hyun (born Kim Soon-ok, 1943), South Korean female writer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.