Sun
SOON; SUN
English word name or Korean
"sun; good, kind, virtuous"Share
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Sun Origin and Meaning
The name Sun is a boy's name meaning "sun; good, kind, virtuous".
A simple and appealing unisex Korean name with many possible meanings, depending on the hanja characters used. This spelling also coincides with the English word "sun", which is a nice bonus.
Ray Orbison Jr. has a son named Sun Jakob. On the inspiration for the name, he stated, "We want Sun to know his family’s story; his name is inspired by the legendary Sun Records where rock and roll was born with his grandfather Roy Orbison, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. He’s our little sunshine."
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