Seo-yeon also spelled Seo-yun or Seo-yon, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 53 hanja with the reading "''

seo Seo or SEO may refer to: * Search engine optimization, the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines Organisations * SEO Economic Research, a scientific institute * Spanish Ornithological Society (''Socied ...

''" and 56 hanja with the reading "''

yeon Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵). Origin � ...

''" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. ''Seo-yeon'' was the 1st-most popular name for baby girls in

in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2nd-most popular name in 2015 and 3rd-most popular name in 2017.

List of the most popular given names in South Korea A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

People

People with this name include: * Shim Seo-yeon (born 1989), South Korean football defender *

Ji Seo-yeon Ji Seo-yeon (Hangul: 지서연; born December 26, 2005) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International bronze medalist. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junio ...

(born 2005), South Korean figure skater

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include: *Kim Seo-yeon, in 2009 South Korean television series ''

Cain and Abel In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain ''Qayīn'', in pausa ''Qāyīn''; gr, Κάϊν ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl / Qāyīn and Abel ''Heḇel'', in pausa ''Hāḇel''; gr, Ἅβελ ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hāb� ...

'' *Lee Seo-yeon, in 2011 South Korean television series ''

A Thousand Days' Promise ''A Thousand Days' Promise'' () is a 2011 South Korean traditional melodrama about a woman (Soo Ae) who is losing her memory and the loving man (Kim Rae-won) who stands by her side. Written by famed drama writer Kim Soo-hyun, it aired on SBS from ...

'' *Yang Seo-yeon, in 2012 South Korean film ''

Architecture 101 ''Architecture 101'' (; lit. ''Introduction to Architecture'') is a 2012 South Korean romance film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film tells the story of two students who meet in an introductory architecture class and fall in love. Fifte ...

'' *Jin Seo-yeon, antagonist in Korean MMORPG ''

Blade & Soul ''Blade & Soul'' () is a Korean fantasy martial-arts massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by NCSoft (Team Bloodlust). ''Blade & Soul'' was released in Western territories on January 19, 2016. A Japanese animated televisio ...

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