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Seo-yeong서영

Seo-yeong brings together “auspicious omen” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune and blossoms and stands out.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
瑞英瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
瑞(상서 서) + 英(꽃부리 영)
瑞榮瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 榮 ‘glory’
瑞(상서 서) + 榮(영화 영)
瑞永瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
瑞(상서 서) + 永(길 영)
序英序 ‘order’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
序(차례 서) + 英(꽃부리 영)
序榮序 ‘order’ + 榮 ‘glory’
序(차례 서) + 榮(영화 영)
序永序 ‘order’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
序(차례 서) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Seo-yeong is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seo-yeong. Say it like suh-yung.

서ㅅ + ㅓ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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