Seul-ki

Seul-ki
Hangul	슬기
Revised Romanization	Seul-gi
McCune–Reischauer	Sŭlki

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]

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
• Park Seul-gi (born 1991), South Korean female volleyball 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-gie (born 1991), South Korean actress
• Kang Seul-gi (born 1994), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Red Velvet

See also

• List of Korean given names

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. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
3. "슬기". Naver Korean Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-12-21.