So-yeon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of So-yeon

What is the meaning of the name So-yeon ?

The baby name So-yeon is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [sojʌn]; common English respelling: "soh-YUN".

So-yeon is Korean in Origin.

So-yeon (소연) is a Korean feminine given name formed from Sino-Korean syllables that vary by the chosen hanja, yielding meanings such as “pure and graceful” 素娟, “bright and beautiful” 昭妍, “smiling beauty” 笑妍, or “little lotus” 小蓮. The name is typically romanized So-yeon or Soyeon in Revised Romanization, Soyŏn in McCune–Reischauer; spellings like So-yon or So-yun also occur abroad, though the vowel is the “yeo” sound.

Used steadily since the late 20th century, So-yeon ranked among common girls’ names in South Korea in the 1990s–2000s and remains widely recognized. Bearers include Yi So-yeon, the nation’s first astronaut, and K-pop figures Park So-yeon and Jeon Soyeon, helping the name feel modern and creative. Variant-related names include Seo-yeon (서연), which sounds similar but uses different syllables and meanings. Diminutives such as Sso or Yeon are heard in casual speech.

⚙ So-yeon is exceptionally rare. Across 1 country, we found just 1 recorded use of it.