Shun

Meaning of Shun

Shun unfolds like the first breath of a spring breeze weaving through Kyoto’s moss-clad gardens — a unisex Japanese name whose single-syllable utterance, “shuhn” (/ʃʌn/), carries the hush of falling petals and the promise of swift grace. Often penned with characters such as 俊 (talented), 駿 (fleet), or 峻 (lofty), it conjures images of a falcon on thermals or a mountain peak reaching into dawn’s light, yet its warmth remains cool, an elegant understatement that drifts past expectation like a plum blossom at midwinter. Rare in American birth records — fewer than ten little Shuns christened each year, hovering around the nine-hundreds in rank — it moves quietly against the current, a name for a child destined to carve their own path with unhurried confidence and whispered brilliance.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as shuhn (/ʃʌn/)

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• Sean
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