Seul-ki explained

Hangul:	슬기
Hanja:	(none or various)
Rr:	Seulgi
Mr:	Sŭlgi

Seul-ki, also spelled Seul-gi or Sul-ki, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. It was the 8th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.^[1] The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "wisdom" and does not have corresponding hanja.^[2] However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it may also be a name with hanja (e.g. 璱起).^[3]

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

• Bae Seul-ki (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean male football centre back
• Go Seul-ki (born 1986), South Korean male football forward
• Lee Seul-gi (born 1986), South Korean male football midfielder
• Catherine Kang (Korean name Kang Seul-ki, born 1987), South Korean-born Central African female taekwondo practitioner
• Jung Seul-ki (born 1988), South Korean female swimmer
• Cheon Seul-ki (born 1989), South Korean female field hockey player
• Ahn Seul-ki (born 1992), South Korean female long-distance runner
• Kim Seul-ki (born 1992), South Korean male football winger

Entertainers

• Kang Eun-tak (born Shin Seul-gi, 1982), South Korean actor
• Bae Seul-ki (born 1986), South Korean female pop singer
• Kim Seul-gi (born 1991), South Korean actress
• Kang Seul-gi (born 1994), South Korean female pop singer, member of girl group Red Velvet
• Shin Seul-ki (born 1998), South Korean actress

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까? (What names do Koreans like the most?). babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.
2. Book: http://krdic.naver.com/detail.nhn?docid=23253900. 슬기. Naver Korean Dictionary. 2012-12-21.
3. Web site: 권슬기(權璱起). 한국법조인대관. List of Legal Professionals in Korea. 법률신문 (The Law Times). 2023-08-13. ko.