Seul-ki

Seul-ki, also spelled Seul-gi or Sul-ki, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. It was the 8th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.[1] Unlike most Korean names, it does not have any Sino-Korean roots, but is an indigenous Korean language word meaning "wisdom". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have been becoming more popular in South Korea in recent decades.[2][3]

Seul-ki
Hangul
슬기
Revised RomanizationSeul-gi
McCune–ReischauerSŭlki

People with this name include:

Sportspeople
  • Bae Seul-ki (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean male football centre back
  • Go Seul-ki (born 1986), South Korean male football forward
  • Lee Seul-gi (born 1986), South Korean male football midfielder
  • Catherine Kang (Korean name Kang Seul-ki, born 1987), South Korean-born Central African female taekwondo practitioner
  • Jung Seul-ki (born 1988), South Korean female swimmer
  • Cheon Seul-ki (born 1989), South Korean female field hockey player
  • Ahn Seul-ki (born 1992), South Korean female long-distance runner
  • Kim Seul-ki (born 1992), South Korean male football winger
Entertainers
  • Kang Eun-tak (born Shin Seul-gi, 1982), South Korean actor
  • Bae Seul-ki (born 1986), South Korean female pop singer
  • Kim Seul-gi (born 1991), South Korean actress
  • Kang Seul-gi (born 1994), South Korean female pop singer, member of girl group Red Velvet

See also

References
  1. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까? (What names do Koreans like the most?)". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. Jeon, Su-tae (2009-10-19). "사람 이름 짓기 (Making a name)". The Hankyoreh. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  3. "슬기". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
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