Where the spelling 숀 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 숀 for Sean.
People in the list with this given name:
- 베이커, 숀 — Sean Baker
- 더피, 숀 (패트릭) — Sean (Patrick) Duffy
- 캐즈마, 숀 (프랭크) 2세 — Kazmar, Sean (Frank) Jr.
…and 8 more in the list.
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
What Sean means
Sean by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 191, 90,801 babies (0.4% girls, 99.6% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 숀: 11.
Korean names for Sean
These are the converter’s results for Sean as a boy’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
박산Park SanBoy’s name · 69% sound match
이시온Lee SionBoy’s name · 64% sound match
이시윤Lee SiyunBoy’s name · 63% sound match
이산 is an everyday Korean word, so 박 is used instead of 이.
Meaning
Korean names from what Sean means.
Your name means: 은혜 · God is gracious (from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן)
이은성Lee EunseongBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle은 恩 kindness, mercy, charity성 星 a star, planet
이은수Lee EunsuUsed for boys and girls · Meaning: Kind, gentle은 恩 kindness, mercy, charity수 壽 old age, long life
이은호Lee EunhoBoy’s name · Meaning: Kind, gentle은 恩 kindness, mercy, charity호 昊 sky
이숀Lee SyonYour name, Korean styleHangul-only name — no hanja
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics