Pronunciation | /su/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | 秀(su) meaning "excellent, beautiful, flower, flowering, elegant, talent", 修(su) meaning "study, learn, mend, repair, beautiful, excellent", or other Hanja's meaning. |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Soo |
Soo | |
Hangul | 수 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Su |
McCune–Reischauer | Su |
IPA | [su] |
Su,also spelled Soo,is a rare Korean surname,a single-syllable Korean given name,and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [1] As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 91 hanja with the reading "su" [2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
As a family name,Su(Soo) may be written with two different hanja,each indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean Census found a total of 199 people and 54 households with these family names. [3]
The more common name means 'water' (水;물수). The surviving bon-gwan (origin of a clan lineage,not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) as of 2000 included Gangneung,Gangwon Province (46 people and 12 households);Gangnam,Seoul (41 people and 9 households);Gimhae,South Gyeongsang Province (17 people and four households);Gosan (today Wanju County),North Jeolla Province (11 people and three households);and nine people with other or unknown bon-gwan. [3] [4] According to the Joseon Ssijok Tongbo (조선씨족통보;朝鮮氏族統譜),the name originated in Wuxing (today Wuxing District,Huzhou),Zhejiang,China. [4] [5]
The less common name means 'shore' or 'bank' (洙;물가수). For the 75 people with this family name,the surviving bon-gwan as of 2000 included Dalseong County,Daegu (46 people and 15 households);Miryang,South Gyeongsang Province (24 people and eight households);and five people with other or unknown bon-gwan. [3] [6]
As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 91 hanja with the reading "su" [7] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with the given name Soo include:
Korean names which begin with this element include:
Korean names which end with this element include:
List of Notable people with a variation of the Korean surname Su.
Chae (Korean: 채), also less commonly spelled Chai or Chea, is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ban, also spelled Bahn or Pan, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Soo-jung, also spelled Soo-jeong, or Su-jeong, Su-jung, Su-jong, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 90 hanja with the reading "soo" and 84 hanja with the reading "jung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It also means "crystal" in Korean which uses the hanja "水晶".
Ye-eun, also spelled Ye-un, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 55 hanja with the reading "ye" and 30 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 2008, and ranked ninth in 2009.
Chae-won is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "chae" and 47 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Chae-won was the seventh-most-popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2013.
Kwang-su, also spelled Kwang-soo or Gwang-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name, its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 17 hanja with the reading seung on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Seo-jun, also spelled Seo-joon, or Suh-jun, Suh-joon, is a South Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 53 hanja with the reading "seo" and 43 hanja with the reading "joon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Seo-jun was the 6th-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 2011, 2nd-most popular name in 2013, 2015, and 3rd-most popular name in 2017.
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 42 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Eun-sang, also spelled Un-sang, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" and 43 hanja with the reading "sang" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
So, also spelled Soh, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Sang is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean unisex given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ok, sometimes spelled Oak or Ock, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. It is usually written with a hanja meaning "jade".
Hae-won, also spelled Hay-won, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 32 hanja with the reading "hae" and 46 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Mo (모) is an uncommon Korean surname. It originated from either of two hanja, which are also used respectively to write the Chinese surnames Móu or Máo. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 19,834 people and 6,110 households with these surnames. The surname is spelled Mo in all standard methods of romanizing the Korean language. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, all the applicants spelled this surname as Mo. The alternative spelling Moh is occasionally seen.
The Urok Kim clan, officially the Gimhae Kim clan, is a Korean clan descended from Kim Chung-seon, a general in the Japanese forces that invaded Korea in 1592.
The Miryang Dang clan is a Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. According to the census held in 2000, there were 1013 members of the Miryang Dang clan. Their founder was Dang Seong who was naturalized in Goryeo to avoid confliction in the end of Yuan dynasty. He was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. He was in charge of diplomacy as Gongjo. Then, he was appointed as Gongsin. After that, he worked as Minister of War and mayor of Kyan. He also got territory named Miryang. Finally, his descendant founded Miryang Dang clan and made their Bon-gwan Miryang.
Si-young, also spelled Shi-young, or Si-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi" and 85 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Su-hye, also spelled Soo-hye, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 91 hanja with the reading "su" and 25 hanja with the reading "hye" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.