Yunseo Explained

Yun-seo
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Different depending on Hanja
Origin:	Korean
Alternative Spelling:	Yun-suh, Yoon-seo, Yoon-suh

Hangul:	윤서
Hanja:	,,, and others
Mr:	Yunsŏ
Rr:	Yunseo
Koreanipa:	[junsʌ]

Yun-seo, also spelled Yun-suh, or Yoon-seo, Yoon-suh, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "yoon"^[1] and 53 hanja with the reading "seo"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Yun-seo was among the top 10 most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.^[3]

People with this name include:

• Kim Yoon-seo (born 1986), South Korean actress
• Jo Yun-seo (born 1993), South Korean actress sometimes credited mononymously as Yoon Seo

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Kim Yoon-seo, in 2006 South Korean film Forbidden Quest
• Jung Yoon-seo, in 2010 South Korean television series Gloria
• Kang Yoon-seo, in 2011 South Korean television series Baby Faced Beauty
• Cha Yoon-seo, in 2013 South Korean television series Good Doctor

See also

• List of Korean given names

The name, Yoonseo, means genuine or real, as well as, auspicious, and felitous.

Notes and References

1. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%9C%A4&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "윤"
2. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%84%9C&idx=6 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "서"
3. [List of the most popular given names in South Korea]