Seol (surname)

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Seol (also spelled as Sul or Sol) is a Korean family name, spelled 설 in Hangul and 薛 or 偰 in Hanja.

PronunciationSeol, Sul, Sol
LanguageKorean
Region of originKorea
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Seol
PronunciationSeol, Sul, Sol
LanguageKorean
Origin
Region of originKorea
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Hanja
薛; 偰
RRSeol
MRSŏl
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Seol
Hangul
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薛; 偰
RRSeol
MRSŏl
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The Korean family name Seol can be written with either of two homophonous hanja. Each of those three are broken down into a number of clans, identified by their bon-gwan (clan hometown, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members), which indicate different lineages.

More common (薛)

(맑은대쑥 설 malgeundaessuk seol) is more common of the two names.

Less common (偰)

(맑을 설 malgeul seol) is less common of the two Seol names.

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