Suyeon 수연
Suyeon name meaning: “excellent + beautiful” (秀姸)
Suyeon is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 수연. 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 7,462 different ways.
About the name Suyeon
Suyeon (수연) is a two-syllable name, also romanized as Su-yeon. The hyphenated version clarifies the pronunciation of each syllable, while the unhyphenated form is also widely used.
This name is mostly given to girls. The first syllable, Su, can be written with hanja such as 秀 (excellent), 水 (river), or 手 (hand). The second syllable, Yeon, offers options like 姸 (beautiful), 延 (extend), or 娟 (pretty). For example, a Suyeon written with 秀姸 would convey a meaning of "excellent and beautiful," while 水延 could suggest "extending like water." The choice of hanja significantly shapes the overall feeling of the name, and many people abroad find the unhyphenated spelling Suyeon reads most naturally.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Suyeon, Su-yeon. They are all 수연.
How to pronounce Suyeon
Say it as soo-yuhn (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying SOO-yuhn.
- The romanized "eo" is pronounced "uh", close to the vowel in "sun", not "ee-oh".
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
- 연 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
Hanja used for Suyeon
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
연82 characters can be used
- 姸beautiful고울 연
- 延extend늘일 연
- 演spread out펼 연
- 娟pretty예쁠 연
- 衍wide넓을 연
- 燕swallow, feast제비 연/잔치 연
- 連connect잇닿을 련(연)
- 蓮lotus flower연꽃 련(연)
Suyeon name FAQ
- What does Suyeon mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Suyeon (수연) is 秀 (excellent) + 姸 (beautiful), giving the meaning "excellent + beautiful". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 수연 can be written 7,462 different ways.
- Is Suyeon a Korean name?
- Yes. Suyeon is a Korean given name written 수연 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
- How do you write Suyeon in Korean?
- In hangul it is 수연; a common hanja spelling is 秀姸. It is also romanized as Su-yeon.
- What element is the name Suyeon?
- By its sounds, Suyeon carries Metal + Earth in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Suyeon 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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