| Hyun-sook | |
| Hangul | 현숙 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsuk |
Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk or Hyeon-sook, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960. [2]
People with this name include:
- Chung Hyun-sook (born 1952), South Korean table tennis player
- Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player
- Lee Hyeon-sook (born 1971), South Korean comics artist
- Kim Hyun-sook (born 1978), South Korean actress and comedian
- Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speed skater
- Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
- Ri Hyon-suk (born 1989), North Korean volleyball player
- Goo Hyun-sook, South Korean television writer
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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| Hyun-sook | |
| Hangul | 현숙 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeon-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsuk |
Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk or Hyeon-sook, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1] Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960. [2]
People with this name include:
- Chung Hyun-sook (born 1952), South Korean table tennis player
- Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player
- Lee Hyeon-sook (born 1971), South Korean comics artist
- Kim Hyun-sook (born 1978), South Korean actress and comedian
- Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speed skater
- Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
- Ri Hyon-suk (born 1989), North Korean volleyball player
- Goo Hyun-sook, South Korean television writer
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.