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.
Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in
South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960.
People with this name include:
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Chung Hyun-sook
Chung Hyun-Sook (born 3 January 1952) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. She won a gold medal in the Women's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships
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(born 1952), South Korean table tennis player
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Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player
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Lee Hyeon-sook (born 1971), South Korean comics artist
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Kim Hyun-sook (born 1978), South Korean actress and comedian
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Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speed skater
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Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter
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Ri Hyon-suk (born 1989), North Korean volleyball player
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Goo Hyun-sook
Goo Hyun-sook () is a South Korean TV series writer. She debuted in 1999.
List of works
Awards and nominations
References
Living people
Chung-Ang University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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, South Korean television writer
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names