Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean (Modern, Rare)
Scripts 새로이(Korean Hangul)
Other Forms FormsSaeroi, SaeRoi, Sae-ro-yi
Meaning & History
From adverb 새로이 (saero-i) meaning "renewedly," from the stem of adjective 새롭다 (saeropda) meaning "new" and the adverb-forming suffix 이 (i).Usage of this name increased in 2018, influenced by the webtoon 'Itaewon Class' which began to be serialised the previous year and adapted into a television series in 2020, the latter event bringing more attention to this name.