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Seonu

鮮于 — Fresh, Vivid (鮮) + In, At (于): a compound given-clan name

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Origen e historia

Seonu is one of Korea’s rare two-character (compound) surnames. The Taewon Seonu clan traces its founding ancestor to Seonu Hyeok, a Goryeo-era official. The surname is related to an ancient Chinese clan name Xianyukongcen and is extremely uncommon in modern Korea.