What Does the Name Soo Mean?

Soo is a unisex name of Korean origin meaning “"excellence, long life, or purity".”

Updated June 2026

Name	Soo
Gender	unisex
Origin	Korean
Meaning	"excellence, long life, or purity"
Variants	Su, Soo-Jin, Soo-Min
Popularity	A very common Korean name-element rather than a standalone name, appearing in countless two-syllable Korean names for both sexes.

The meaning and origin of Soo

The name Soo means “"excellence, long life, or purity"” and has Korean origins. An alternate transcription of Korean 수 (su), a Sino-Korean element appearing in many names via hanja such as 秀 "excellent, elegant," 壽 "long life," or 洙. It is most often used as one syllable within a compound given name.

Variants and related names

Soo is related to several other names you may recognize: Su, Soo-Jin, Soo-Min. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Soo?

A very common Korean name-element rather than a standalone name, appearing in countless two-syllable Korean names for both sexes.

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