Sun-hye, also spelled Seon-hye, Sun-hae, Sun-hay, is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 55 hanja with the reading "sun"[1] and 25 hanja with the reading "hye"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Pronunciation | /sʌn.hɛ/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | from Hanja combination, 善(seon) meaning "good, excellent, virtuous", and 惠(hye) meaning "love, grace, gentle, bright, wise, intelligent, beautiful or different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Seon-hye, Sun-hae, Sun-hay |
Sun-hye | |
Hangul | 선혜 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Seonhye |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnhye |
IPA | [sʌnheː] |
People
editPeople with this name include:
- Kim Sun-hye (born 1973), South Korean voice actress
- Sunhye (born 2001, Hwang Sunhye), South Korean singer, member of SHA SHA
- Sunhye (born 2003, Yang Sun-hye), South Korean actress
- Sunhye (born 2004, Jeong Sunhye), South Korean singer, member of YOUNG POSSE aka best kpop group