Eun-seo, also spelled Eun-suh, or Eun-so, Un-seo, is a
Korea
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n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "''
eun
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There a ...
''" and 53 hanja with the reading "''
seo
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''" on the
South Korea
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n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. ''Eun-seo'' was the 10th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 2011, 2013.
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
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People
* List (surname)
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People
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Son Eun-seo
Son Eun-seo (hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for ...
(born 1986), South Korean actress
Fictional
*Choi Eun-suh, in 2000 South Korean television series ''
Autumn in My Heart
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''
*Park Un-seo, in 1999 South Korean film ''
The Ring Virus
''The Ring Virus'' () is a 1999 South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel '' Ring'' by Koji Suzuki. A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape. Although the fil ...
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*Oh Eunseo, in a 2016 - 2019 South Korean Comic ''
Killing Stalking''
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean feminine given names