Suho 수호
Suho name meaning: “excellent + tiger” (秀虎)
Suho is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 수호. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 6,188 different ways.
About the name Suho
Suho (수호) is a two-syllable Korean name, often romanized with a hyphen as Su-ho to clearly separate the syllables. It is mostly given to boys.
The first syllable, Su (수), can be written with hanja such as 秀 (excellent), 數 (count), 水 (river), or 手 (hand). The second syllable, Ho (호), can use hanja like 虎 (tiger), 鎬 (a place name), 浩 (wide), or 昊 (sky). Combining these, Suho could evoke an image of 'excellent tiger' (秀虎) or 'wide sky' (浩昊). Another combination like 水浩 could mean 'wide river', suggesting a calm and expansive nature. While the hyphenated Su-ho clearly distinguishes the syllables, the unhyphenated Suho may read more naturally to those unfamiliar with Korean naming conventions.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Suho, Su-ho. They are all 수호.
How to pronounce Suho
Say it as soo-hoh (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying SOO-hoh.
- "o" is a pure, rounded "oh", without the "w" glide English adds in "go".
The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.
Five Elements (Ohaeng)
In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.
- 수 (starts with ㅅ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
- 호 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
Hanja used for Suho
These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.
수91 characters can be used
- 秀excellent빼어날 수
- 數count셈 수
- 水river물 수
- 手hand손 수
- 修cultivate닦을 수
- 壽life, longevity목숨 수
- 遂finally, follow드디어 수/따를 수
- 受receive받을 수
호68 characters can be used
- 虎tiger범 호
- 鎬place name땅 이름 호
- 浩wide넓을 호
- 昊sky하늘 호
- 湖lake호수 호
- 晧bright밝을 호
- 好good좋을 호
- 豪hero, brave호걸 호
Suho name FAQ
- What does Suho mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Suho (수호) is 秀 (excellent) + 虎 (tiger), giving the meaning "excellent + tiger". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 수호 can be written 6,188 different ways.
- Is Suho a Korean name?
- Yes. Suho is a Korean given name written 수호 in hangul, mostly given to boys.
- How do you write Suho in Korean?
- In hangul it is 수호; a common hanja spelling is 秀虎. It is also romanized as Su-ho.
- What element is the name Suho?
- By its sounds, Suho carries Metal + Earth in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Suho belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.
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