Myung Sun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Myung Sun

What is the meaning of the name Myung Sun ?

The baby name Myung Sun is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Myeong-seon (Revised Romanization), Myŏng-sŏn (McCune–Reischauer); Korean IPA: [mjʌŋ.sʌn].

Myung Sun is Korean in Origin.

Myung Sun is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean elements; its precise meaning depends on the hanja chosen for each syllable. Common romanization variants include Myeong-seon, Myeong-sun, Myong-sun, and Myung-Sun; hyphenation varies. Because Sun may represent either seon (선) or sun (순), the name is used by all genders, with the 순 reading historically more feminine and the 선 reading broadly unisex.

Myung (명) is often written 明 “bright, clear” or 名 “name, fame.” If Sun = 선, typical hanja include 善 “good, virtuous,” 先 “first,” 宣 “proclaim,” yielding meanings like “bright virtue” (明善) or “illustrious first/leader” (明先). If Sun = 순, choices such as 順 “orderly, compliant” and 純 “pure” create readings like “bright and pure” (明純) or “renowned harmony” (名順). Names in -sun/-soon were especially common for girls in mid-20th‑century Korea, while -seon combinations remain familiar yet timeless today.

⚙ Myung Sun is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 3 times, across 3 countries.