Jong-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" 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 registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, it was the second most-popular name for newborn boys in

Korea under Japanese rule Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offic ...

in 1940. People with this name include: *

Jong Soo Park __NOTOC__ Park Jong-soo (1941 – 27 November 2021) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association.Choi, H. H. (1972): ''Taekwon-Do: The Korean art of self-defence ...

(born 1941), South Korean-born Canadian taekwondo master *

Augustinus Kim Jong-soo Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (; born February 8, 1956) is a South Korean prelate of the Catholic Church and the current Bishop of the Diocese of Daejeon.

(born 1956), South Korean Roman Catholic priest * Chung Jong-soo (born 1961), South Korean former international footballer * Lee Jong-soo (born 1976), South Korean actor * Ko Jong-soo (born 1978), South Korean football coach * Kim Jong-soo (born 1986), South Korean footballer

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