Sui as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sui

What is the meaning of the name Sui ?

The baby name Sui is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Mandarin (pinyin)': "Suí — approx. 'sway' with a rising tone (/swei̯˧˥/)", 'Japanese (romanization)': "sui — approx. 'sue-ee' or [sɯi]", 'English common': 'swee or soo-ee'}.

Sui is Chinese, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Sui is a compact, unisex given name with East Asian roots. In Chinese it appears as both a surname and a given‑name element; the surname Sui (隋, Suí) is known from the Sui dynasty (581–618). As a personal-name syllable it can be written with many characters and is sometimes used alone in romanized form. In Japanese, Sui is a given name written with various kanji. In Korean it corresponds to Su‑i (수이), often feminine, with meaning set by the chosen hanja.

Meanings vary by script: Chinese options include 穗 (suì, “ear of grain; harvest”), 綏/绥 (suī, “to pacify”), 隨/随 (suí, “to follow”), or 睢 (suī, a river; to gaze). Japanese spellings commonly use 水 (“water”), 翠 (“jade‑green; kingfisher”), 粋 (“stylish; chic”), or 瑞 (“auspicious”). Variant forms and notations include Suī/Suí/Suì (pinyin with tones), Japanese Sui, and Korean Su‑i or Soo‑yi; it is distinct from Mandarin Shuǐ (“water”).