Soo-yeon, also spelled Su-yeon or Soo-yun, is a Korean unisex given name, primarily feminine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" and 39 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
EntertainersKang Soo-yeon (born 1966), South Korean actressOh Soo-yeon (born 1968), South Korean female television screenwriterChunja (singer) (born Hong Su-yeon, 1979), South Korean female singerCha Soo-yeon (born 1981), South Korean actressHan Soo-yeon (born Lee Mae-ri, 1983), South Korean actressJessica Jung (Korean name Jung Soo-yeon, born 1989), American female singer in South KoreaSportspeopleKang Soo-yun (born 1976), South Korean female golferKim Soo-yeon (born 1983), South Korean male footballerBack Su-yeon (born 1991), South Korean female swimmerJo Su-yeon (born 1994), South Korean female handball playerOthersWon Soo-yeon (born 1961), South Korean female manhwa artistOh Soo-yeon (novelist) (born 1964), South Korean female novelistFictional characters with this name include:
Bae Su-yeon, in 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two SistersJi Soo-yeon, in 2013 South Korean television series Iris II: New GenerationLee Soo-yeon, in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You