Su-bin
Hangul
수빈
Hanja
守斌, 秀彬, 洙彬, and others
Revised RomanizationSu-bin
McCune–ReischauerSu-bin

Su-bin, also spelled Soo-bin, is a Korean unisex given name. In 2008, Su-bin was the 9th-most-popular given name for baby girls in South Korea, with 2,069 being given the name.[1]

Hanja and meaning

The meaning of the name Su-bin differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "su" and 25 hanja with the reading "bin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:

  • 秀彬 (빼어날 수; bbae-eonal su; 빛날 빈; binnal bin): "outstanding and refined"

Historically, Su-bin (綏嬪) was a title for concubines of the first rank during the Joseon dynasty, for example King Jeongjo's concubine Su-bin Bak (1770–1822).[3] Such titles can be distinguished from the given name because they are placed before the surname rather than after it.

People

People with this name include:

Entertainers

  • Bae Soo-bin (born 1976), South Korean male actor
  • Chae Soo-bin (born 1994), South Korean actress
  • Park Subin (born 1994), South Korean female singer, member of Dal Shabet
  • Yang Soobin (born 1994), South Korean female entertainer known for her eating shows

Sportspeople

  • Choi Su-bin (born 1988), South Korean male football player
  • Jung Soo-bin (born 1990), South Korean male baseball player

Other

  • Lee Soo-bin (born 1939), South Korean businessman, CEO of Samsung Life Insurance since 2008
  • Soovin Kim (born 1976), American male violinist of Korean descent

See also

References

  1. ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
  2. ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ 신명호 [Sin Myeong-ho] (December 2013). 《조선왕실 왕비와 후궁의 생활》 [The Lives of Queens and Concubines in the Joseon Royal Court]. National Palace Museum of Korea. pp. 356–358. Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via National Library of Korea.
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