Wikipedia

Seo (surname)

(Redirected from Seo (Korean name))

Seo is a Korean and Japanese surname.

Seo
Pronunciation/sʌ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the hanja used.
Other names
Alternative spellingSuh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su
Seo
Hangul
서
Hanja
徐, 瑞, 敍, 書, 緖, and others
Revised RomanizationSeo
McCune–ReischauerSŏ
IPA[sʌ]
Seo
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Language(s)Japonic
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related namesSeno

As a Korean surname, Seo is the most frequent romanization, but it may also be romanized as Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su, and Suhr. The surname most commonly represents the hanja 徐. Seo can also be used as a single-syllable Korean given name or an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] The given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 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. The Chinese surname Xú also uses the same 徐 character.

As a Japanese surname, Seo is pronounced in two syllables ("se-o") and most frequently written as 瀬尾 and is shared by 23,000+ individuals in Japan.[3][4] Historically, the Seo clan (瀬尾) was also one of the cadet branches of the Hata clan, an immigrant clan from the kingdom of Silla. The second most common Seo is written as 妹尾 and is shared by 21,000+ individuals in Japan.[5] The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families.

Written forms

edit
Japanese

Korean surname

edit

Art and entertainment

edit

Film and television

edit

Music

edit

Visual arts

edit

Sports

edit

Football

edit

Other

edit

Japanese surname

edit

Fictional characters

edit
As a surname (Japan)
As a surname (South Korea)
  • Chairman Seo Byung-ki (서병기), a character in the South Korean TV drama Tracer
  • Seo Do-cheol (서도철), the main character of the South Korean movie Veteran and its sequel Veteran 2
  • Seo Hye-young (서혜영), one of the main characters of the South Korean TV drama Tracer
  • Seo In-ho (서인호), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • Seo Jang-yeob (서장엽), character in the South Korean TV drama Korean Peninsula
  • Seo Ji-seok (서지석), a character in the South Korean TV drama Angel's Revenge
  • Seo Jung-min (서정민), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • Seo Jung-woo (서정우), one of the main characters of the South Korean TV drama My Girl
  • Seo Kang-hoon (서강훈), a character in the South Korean TV drama DNA Lover
  • Seo Min-ki (서민기), the main character of the South Korean movie Happy End
  • Seo Myung-joon (서명준), the main character of the South Korean TV drama Korean Peninsula
  • Seo Yi-rang (서이랑), a character in the South Korean TV drama Doctor Cha
  • Seo Yoo-ra (서유라), the main antagonist of the South Korean TV drama Gold Mask

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ List of Korean given names
  2. ^ 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "서"
  3. ^ "【名字】瀬尾". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "読み方「せお」の検索結果". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "【名字】妹尾". myoji-yurai.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Seo_(surname)&oldid=1262524304"