Seon-ok, also spelled Sun-ok or Son-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "
seon Seon may refer to:
* Seon, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Aargau
* ''Seon'', a type of arranged marriage in South Korea
* Korean Seon, a Zen school of Korean Buddhism
* Seon (food), steamed vegetable dishes with fillings in Korean cui ...
" and five hanja with the reading "
ok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Jeon Seon-ok (born 1951), South Korean speed skater
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Gong Sun-ok (born 1963), South Korean writer
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Kim Sun-ok (bobsledder)
Kim Sun-ok (born in Seoul) is a South Korean bobsledder.
Kim competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. She teamed with Shin Mi-Hwa in the two-woman event, finishing 18th.
Kim made her World Cup
A world cup is a global sportin ...
(born 1980), South Korean bobsledder
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Lee Seon-ok (born 1981), South Korean field hockey player
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Hong Son-ok (, born 1985), North Korean politician, Vice-Chairperson of the
Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...
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 ...
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names