Seol as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Seol

What is the meaning of the name Seol ?

The baby name Seol is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sʌl/ (suhl).

Seol is Korean in Origin.

Seol (설) is a Korean given name and surname whose sense depends on the hanja chosen. The most cherished form is 雪, “snow,” evoking purity, quiet beauty, and winter stillness; other characters include 說 (“to explain; eloquence”) and 舌 (“tongue”), while 薛 appears primarily as a surname. As a given name, Seol is modern and often feminine, though unisex in practice, and is popular for winter births or for its cool, minimal sound.

Usage has grown since the late twentieth century with the trend toward single-syllable Korean names, gaining visibility through figures like Seolhyun and Seola. Common compound forms include Seol-ah (설아), Seol-hee (설희), Seol-hyun (설현), and Seol-woo (설우). Romanization varies: Seol (Revised), Sŏl (McCune–Reischauer), and occasionally Sul or Sol. In Hangul it is 설; parents may register no hanja or select one to define the name’s specific meaning.

⚙ Seol is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 32 times, across 16 countries.