In-soo, also spelled In-su, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly male. The meaning of the name differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
used to write each syllable. There are 29 hanja with the reading "
in" and 67 hanja with the reading "
soo
Soo or SOO may refer to:
Places
* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo"
* Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo"
** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Seon of Balhae (birth name Dae Insu; died 830), 10th king of Balhae
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Pak Paengnyeon (1417–1456), courtesy name Insu, Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
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Queen Insu (1437–1504), wife of Crown Prince Uigyeong of Joseon
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Insoo Kim Berg
Insoo Kim Berg (25 July 1934 – 10 January 2007) was a Korean-born American psychotherapist who was a pioneer of solution focused brief therapy.
Biography
Berg was born and raised in Seoul, Korea. She was a pharmacy major at Ewha Womans Univers ...
(1934–2007), Korean-born American female psychotherapist
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Moon In-soo (1945–2021), South Korean male poet
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Chun In-soo (born 1965), South Korean male archer
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Insoo Hyun (born c. 1970), American male bioethics professor of Korean descent
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Lee In-su (born 1973), South Korean male rower
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Kang In-soo
Kang In-soo (; born March 10, 1988) is a South Korean singer and actor. Born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, he was an aspiring singer in his adolescence and applied to the Department of Theater and Film in high school, but majored in dance follow ...
(born 1988), South Korean male singer, member of boy band Myname
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Yu In-soo
is a South Korean footballer who plays for Gangwon FC
Gangwon FC (Hangul:강원 FC) is a South Korean football club. Based in Gangwon Province of South Korea, Gangwon FC joined the K League as its 15th club for the 2009 season. The club is sp ...
(born 1994), South Korean male football midfielder in Japan
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 ...
References
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Korean unisex given names