Hyun-sook
Appearance
Hyun-sook | |
Hangul | 현숙 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hyeon-suk |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsuk |
Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk, 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:
- Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player
- Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speedskater
- Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
- Chung Hyun-sook (fl. 1970s), South Korean table tennis player