Sunyoung (선영): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 선영

선영 (Sun-Young) means “goodness · brilliant, hero” when written 善英. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, 木 Wood, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 선 can also be written 宣 (to proclaim), 璇 (fine jade star), 瑄 (jade ornament), 仙 (immortal, fairy)
• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)

How to pronounce 선영

Revised Romanisation: seonyeong (seon-yeong). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Sun-Young. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.