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Su-wan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Su-wan

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The baby name Su-wan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /su.wan/ (Korean: [su.wan]; English approximation: "soo-wahn").

Su-wan is Korean in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Korean
Pronunciation: /su.wan/ (Korean: [su.wan]; English approximation: "soo-wahn")

What is the meaning of the name Su-wan ?

The baby name Su-wan is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /su.wan/ (Korean: [su.wan]; English approximation: "soo-wahn").

Su-wan is Korean in Origin.

Su-wan is a transnational given name most familiar in Korean use, written in Hangul as 수완. It combines two Sino-Korean syllables, su and wan, each chosen from numerous hanja, so the meaning depends on the characters selected. Common pairings include 秀+婉 (“excellent, graceful”), 守+完 (“to protect, complete”), or 琇+琬 (“fine, lustrous jade”). The name is unisex but trends feminine in contemporary South Korea, where two-syllable hanja names became widespread in the 20th century.

Beyond Korea, Suwan (Thai: สุวรรณ) derives from Pali/Sanskrit suvaṇṇa/suvarṇa, meaning “gold; golden,” and appears as a standalone given name and as an element in Thai personal and family names. Variants and romanizations include Su-wan, Suwan, and Soo-wan; Thai feminine elaborations include Suwannee/Suwanee. Not to be confused with the Korean place-name and given name Su-won (수원), which has a different vowel and etymology.

Su-wan is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.

Su-wan has the following similar or variant Names

Su-wan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
TW

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People also ask about Su-wan

Su-wan is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Su-wan is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /su.wan/ (Korean: [su.wan]; English approximation: "soo-wahn").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Soo-wan, Suwan, Su Wan, Soo-wahn, Su-wahn and 수완 (Hangul).
Across languages, Su-wan has these equivalents: Soo-wan (alternate romanization), Su-won (similar Korean name), Soo-yeon (similar style/feel), Grace (approximate English meaning), Bella/Belle (approximate 'beautiful').
Su-wan is a name of Korean origin, traditionally used in South Korea. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within South Korea and its diaspora communities.
It is, yes. Su-wan leaves almost no footprint in the statistics we follow, which marks it out as exceptionally uncommon.