Korean Names That Start With S (Girls, Boys, Last Names)

Korean given names usually consist of two syllables and South Korea allows over eight thousand hanja for them. This is a list of Korean names that start with S, each with its meaning.

Korean Girl Names That Start With S And Meanings:

Seo-yeon

From 瑞, lucky omen, and 妍, beautiful.

Seo-ri

Seo-ri means ‘frost’ (suh-ree).

Sol

Sol is meaning pine.

Sa-rang

Sa-rang is pronounced sah-rang and is meaning ‘love’.

Seon-deok

Good virtue, from 善 and 德. Queen Seondeok ruled Silla as its first reigning queen.

So-ha

Mist, rosy, and small, from 小 and 霞.

So-dam

Simple and serene: 素 and 倓. Park So-dam played Ki-jung in Parasite.

Saetbyeol

Saetbyeol (set-byul) – Means ‘morning star’ or ‘rising star’

• Seon-yu – Goodness and plenty, 善裕
• Seul-bi – A zither in the rain
• Sun-bok – A blessing
• So-yul – rhythm that is bright
• Sae-na – bird, new; apple tree
• Sun-ok – obedient jade, 順玉
• Seok-ryu – Pomegranate in Korean
• Seo-hye – a lucky girl with a bright mind
• Se-a – A graceful world, from 世 and 雅
• Se-yeon – beauty of a generation
• So-eun – Grace that shines
• Seo-a – lucky and refined
• Sae-yeon – new beauty
• So-jin – bright and true, 昭眞
• Su-ae – Excellent love
• Seol-a – Snow white beauty
• Se-na – the world, and a girl with grace

Sun-ja

順 means to obey and 子 means child.Sunja is a lead woman of Min Jin Lee’s novel Pachinko.

Seo-a

瑞 for a lucky omen, 雅 for refined manners.

Su-ji

It combines 秀, outstanding and 智 is wisdom. Bae Su-ji performs as Suzy, with a z.

Sae-bom

Sae-bom (seh-bom) – Means “new spring”

So-yeon

‘Simple beauty’, from 素 and 妍. Jeon So-yeon is (G)I-DLE’s leader and writes many of its songs.

Sam-sun

Three and obey, 三 and 順, and people also translated it as “third daughter.”

• So-won – Wish, also an everyday Korean word
• Sang-mi – Beauty
• Seol-mi – beauty white as the first snow
• Seo-hyeon – good omen and virtue (瑞賢)
• Sun-yeong – pure flower
• Seul – zither, the long Chinese zither with many strings
• Suk-hui – Virtuous and beautiful, 淑姬
• Seo-eun – mercy that comes at dawn
• Si-ra – Starting the road, the journey
• Se-rin – The jade shine of the world
• Seon-yul – “melody” in Korean
• Se-mi – beauty of the world, 世美
• Seo-yeong – A lucky flower petal
• So-jeong – White silk, crystal.
• Se-sil – home of the world
• Su-bi – means excellent rain in hanja
• Seong-rin – A star over clear water
• Seo-hyang – a winter daphne shrub that smells sweet from far away

Su-yeong

Long life and flower: 壽 and 英. Choi Soo-young debuted with Girls’ Generation.

Seul-a

wise/beautiful

Sun-gyu

Pure and prime minister, 純揆. Lee Soon-kyu is Sunny of Girls’ Generation.

Sol-a

Sol is pine and 羅 is silk. Kim Yong-sun of MAMAMOO performs under a similar stage form, Solar..

Seong-yeon

Seong-yeon is pronounced sung-yun and is meaning “completed beauty.”

• Se-ri – world and reason, 世理
• Seon-hyang – fragrance
• Suk-min – pure and clever, 淑敏
• Sin-jeong – A calm spirit
• Sol-mi – Pine
• So-yeong – reflected light, 昭映
• Sun-hui – Obedience, and 姬 for a lady
• Seon-hwa – Good flower, the Silla princess who married a yam seller in the song Seodongyo
• Song-a – graceful pine
• Seol-hyeon – snow and a bright light
• So-mang – hope; a wish
• So-i – simple joy, 素怡
• Seung-hwa – rising flower; in chemistry it is the word for sublimation, when ice turns to vapor
• Se-ra – from gudsera, “stay strong”
• Se-hui – Splendid world, 世熙
• Sun-ae – obeying love
• Seo-i – three, in the Gyeongsang dialect

So-hui

From 昭 and 姬, luminous beauty.

Sin-hye

Trust and favor. Park Shin-hye starred in The Heirs.

Su-jeong

水晶 is Korean for quartz crystal, which is why Jung Su-jeong performs as Krystal.

• Se-ryeong – Clever
• Su-ha – water and summer, or a pink cloud at sunset
• Seong-ok – accomplished jade, 成玉
• So-aeng – Small cherry blossom, 小櫻
• Si-hyeon – the virtue of the times we live in
• Su-hyang – a fine scent
• Seo-gyeong – jade from the west
• So-chun – Little spring, the season not the water
• Su-gyeong – One who is graceful and respected
• Seon-ju – good pearl, 善珠
• Seo-mi – good luck and beauty
• Seo-hwa – Flower of good fortune
• Sae-hui – new brightness after a long night
• Sang-hui – beauty that is held in esteem
• Si-a – A graceful beginning, 始雅
• Seol-yeon – snow
• Seol-ji – Snow and wisdom
• Seon-mi – Beauty announced to all
• Seong-im – a forest growing thick, 盛林
• Seung-hui – Victory
• Su-ju – a beautiful circle
• Seo-ha – a lucky summer, 瑞夏
• So-mi – soft like cotton
• Se-rae – the coming of a new generation
• Seo-yul – Auspicious law
• Seong-ju – Flourishing pearl, 盛珠

Sa-na

Silk and graceful, 紗娜 (I almost put TWICE’s Sana here, but she comes from Japan).

Sang-hwa

Mutual flower. Lee Sang-hwa won Olympic gold in five hundred meters speed skating.

Seon-ok

Seon-ok is symbolizing good jade.

So-ra

So-ra means conch shell, and it is a native word with no hanja.

• Seo-won – Good omen and origin
• So-yang – Little sun, also a river in Gangwon province
• Seong-a – a star with grace
• Sun-hyang – fragrant
• So-a – bright and graceful, 昭雅
• Seon-jeong – Fresh and calm
• Seo-rae – Dawn has come, 曙來
• Su-eun – mercy
• Sae-a – New
• Saem-na – a water spring, with na for grace
• Seo-rim – lucky jade, 瑞琳
• Seo-dam – Calm and clear like still water
• Se-in – benevolence for the world
• Seong-hye – thriving and bright minded
• Su-i – A long life and a plum tree
• Sang-a – ivory
• So-yun – Simple
• Seo-ji – one who has lucky wisdom
• Suk-yeong – Pure petal

Boy Names:

Se-jong

World and ancestor, from 世 and 宗.

Seok-jin

“Tin” and “treasure.” Kim Seok-jin is Jin of BTS.

Sun-sin

Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) beat a Japanese fleet at Myeongnyang with thirteen ships.. His given name is made of 舜.

• Se-yun – To allow the world
• Sang-hyeon – virtue
• Seong-ho – Vast
• Seon-hu – Good
• Su-won – guarding the origin, also a city south of Seoul with the Hwaseong fortress around it
• Si-hwan – time that shines
• Seung-hyeop – someone who works well with others
• Su-man – Full
• Seong-han – Milky Way, in classical Chinese poems it is the star river 星漢
• Su-chan – Shining
• Seon-beom – one who announces the rule
• Seok-beom – to give an example to others
• Su-yong – Dragon
• Seung-hyeon – the victory of the wise
• Seong-yun – holy approval, a blessing from above
• Se-jun – talented generation
• Seung-an – Peace rising
• Si-han – Beginning of Korea, 始韓
• Si-wan – complete from the start
• Su-hyeong – prosperity with refinement
• Sun-cheol – wise
• Se-hun – Merit of the world
• Seong-beom – a star to follow as an example
• Seung-ju – one who helps the others around him
• Seung-hwan – Successor, also a soapberry tree
• Su-nam – southern water.

Seung-cheol

Victory, wise: 勝哲. Choi Seung-cheol fronts SEVENTEEN as S.Coups.

Seong-gye

Complete, cassia tree: 成桂. It was a personal name of Taejo, founder of Joseon.

• Seo-jin – treasure
• Seung-gi – victory, foundation
• Sun-bong – Offering
• Sang-bin – refinement shared with others
• Seong-min – accomplished and quick to learn
• Sang-hun – merit that people respect
• Seung-man – late successor, Syngman Rhee was South Korea’s first president
• Si-u – Rain that comes at the right time, 時雨
• Seung-geol – Hero
• Seung-gwan – Victory and generosity, 勝寬
• Seong-hyeok – red star
• Seong-hwan – shining star, 星煥
• Su-ho – guardian, protector, 守護
• Seung-ho – vast victory
• Seong-cheol – Wise sage, also the name of a Buddhist monk of Haeinsa temple
• Seung-hyeok – rising red light
• Seong-il – sincere one, 誠一
• Sang-eun – mercy
• Seon-ung – good bear, 善熊
• Seung-bok – good fortune that rises
• Se-min – World and heaven, 世旻
• Seung-hu – thick, generous
• Seo-hwan – lucky and bright
• Su-myeong – bright water, 水明

Seung-heon

承憲, inherit and law. Song Seung-heon acted in Autumn in My Heart.

Seong-jong

King Seongjong finished Gyeongguk daejeon, Joseon’s law code. it means completed lineage.

• Seong-won – Holy fountain
• Su-geun – excellent root, 秀根
• Seong-u – star rain, a meteor shower
• Sin-jae – Trust
• Su-bong – A mountain peak
• Seung-won – the source of victory
• Seo-hyeong – a book that smells of flowers
• Si-gyeom – Humble
• Seok-cheon – A spring in the rocks
• Seong-deok – holy virtue, King Seongdeok of Silla, the bronze bell made for him is in the Gyeongju museum
• Seo-gyeom – calm and humble, 徐謙
• Seong-jin – True success
• Seong-gi – sacred foundation, 聖基
• Seung-gyu – Victory star, 勝奎
• Sang-won – origin, the first one
• Sang-gyeom – humble with others
• Si-yun – Beginning
• Si-jun – the talent of his time
• Si-yeol – a blazing time
• Se-chan – World bright
• Seung-jae – To rule
• Seong-bin – a star with good manners
• Su-gil – a long life with good luck
• Sin-u – truly rain
• Sin-hyeok– Radiant trust
• Seok-yeon – Stone swallow (the bird)
• Seung-jin – rising at dawn
• Seong-su – Accomplished, a river bank
• Seok-hwan – Shining stone
• Seong-ryong – a dragon that has become complete
• Seong-yong – star dragon
• Sang-cheol – Iron, firm as metal

Seong-hwa

Park Seong-hwa was born first of all eight ATEEZ members. Star, flower.

Seon-jae

宣宰, announce and rule. Ryu Sun-jae is a singer at center of drama Lovely Runner.

Seon-ho

先皓, first and bright. Kim Seon-ho starred in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

Su-hyeon

Kim Soo-hyun played an alien in My Love from the Star. Outstanding and virtuous.

Si-heon

“Time” and “law,” 時憲. A Joseon calendar was called Siheonnyeok.

Se-jin

Se-jin is meaning world and truth.

Last Names

Sin

Three big clans write it 申, 辛 and 愼, and in English it is also spelled Shin.

So

蘇, revive.

Song

Song Kang-ho played father Ki-taek in Parasite. From 宋, a state in China.

• Seo – slowly, calmly
• Su – Water, 水
• Seon – Proclaim, 宣
• Seop – Leaf, 葉
• Sam – forest, cedar”
• Sim – to sink, 沈
• Sa – history, the word for a scribe
• Seung – to rise
• Son – grandchild, 孫
• Sun – Shun, a sage king of Chinese legend
• Sagong – minister of works in ancient China, sagong is one of the few two syllable korean surnames
• Seong – To accomplish
• Seonu – fresh, a two syllable family name
• Si – To grant
• Sang – esteem
• Seok – stone, 石
• Seol – mugwort, 薛
• Seomun – West gate, 西門

Feminine Names

• Su-mi – Refined beauty, 秀美
• Seol-nae – Snow
• So-chu – little autumn
• Seon-hui – a fairy’s beauty, 仙姬
• Su-an – Peaceful water, 水安
• Seo-jeong – West and emotion, 西情
• Seong-ja – Holy child, written 聖子
• Su-jin – Precious, a rare treasure
• Seong-hui – Sacred joy, 聖喜
• Seong-eun – grace that comes from heaven
• Seo-yun – Lucky and soft. The number one girl name in Korea in 2025
• Seol-hui – Snow and hope in one name
• Seol-hwa – Korean for “snowflake”, literally snow flower
• Seon-ye – first in art, 先藝
• Si-eun – the grace of a poem
• Su-ryeon – Waterlily, in hanja it is a sleeping lotus
• Seon-ha – fairy of summer
• Si-hyang – Fragrance of a poem
• Si-ha – early summer, start of the hot season
• So-hyeon – Bright and wise, 昭賢
• Suk-ja – Virtuous child, 淑子
• Su-hui – bright and excellent
• Seo-hui – Calm beauty, 徐姬
• Sae-ra – New silk
• Su-hye – excellent wisdom and a bright mind