Sun-hwa or Seon-hwa, also spelled Son-hwa in North Korea, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "sun" and 15 hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
| Sun-hwa | |
| Hangul | 선화 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seon-hwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnhwa |
People referred to mononymously by this name include:
- Princess Seonhwa of Silla (fl. 7th century), Korean princess of the Silla Dynasty
Other people with this name include:
- Han Sun-hwa (born 1990), South Korean idol singer, former member of girl group Secret
- Kim Seon-hwa (born 1991), South Korean team handball player
- Lee Seon-hwa (born 1986), South Korean golfer on the LPGA tour
- Oh Seon-hwa (born 1956), South Korean-born Japanese writer and journalist
- Seo Sun-hwa (born 1982), South Korean sports shooter
- Pong Son-hwa (born 1993), North Korean football defender
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kim Seon-hwa, in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
- Sun-Hwa Kwon, in 2004–2010 American television series Lost
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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