Seollal (설날), the Korean Lunar New Year, falls on Sunday, February 7, 2027, with the holiday running from February 6 to 9 in Korea. A new year is a natural moment to take a Korean name.
Seollal is the first day of the lunar calendar and one of the two biggest holidays in Korea, along with Chuseok. Families gather, eat tteokguk (떡국, rice cake soup), and younger family members bow to their elders in a New Year bow called sebae (세배).
Eating tteokguk is traditionally said to add a year to your age, which is why people joke about "eating" a year at Seollal.
Many people like a name with a hopeful meaning for a fresh start. Pure Korean names such as 새봄 (Sae-bom, new spring), 한결 (Han-gyeol, steady and constant) or 누리 (Nu-ri, the world) suit the season. Hanja names can carry meanings like 희 (熙, bright) or 윤 (潤, abundant), depending on the characters chosen.
The best name also sounds natural with your own name, your age and the people you will use it with. That is the part we do for you.
A Korean name makes a thoughtful Seollal gift for a friend learning Korean or a partner joining a Korean family. Add a short note and we send it straight to them, ready to print inside a New Year card.
Tell us your name and the feeling you want. You get three real Korean names (two Hanja-based, one pure Korean) with meanings, pronunciation and brush calligraphy, on your own page.
Get my Korean nameSeollal is on Sunday, February 7, 2027. In Korea the holiday runs from Saturday, February 6 to Tuesday, February 9, with the 9th as a substitute holiday.
Both follow the lunar calendar and usually fall on the same day, but the customs, foods and greetings are Korean. In 2027 the date in Korea is February 7.
Say 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (Sae-hae bok ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo), which means "receive many blessings in the new year."
Usually a few minutes. You get three real Korean names with meanings, Hanja where it applies, pronunciation and brush calligraphy.