Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable
Korean given name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...
, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning 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 it.
Meaning and hanja
There are 13 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:
# (): "uncle"
# (): "pure"
# (): "sleep"
# (): "who"
# (): "ripe"
# (): "solemn"
# (): "schoolroom"
# (): name of a kind of jade
# (): "jade bowl"
# (): "tall and straight"
# (): "early"
# (): "deep"
# (): "beans"
Single-syllable given name
People with the given name Sook include:
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Kim Sook (diplomat) (born 1952), South Korean male diplomat
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Mun Suk (born 1966), South Korean female cyclist
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Kim Sook (comedian)
Kim Sook (; born July 6, 1975), is a South Korean comedian. The second woman to ever win the Grand Prize in Entertainment (대상), Kim Sook is one of the most sought after female comediennes that has broken barriers and paved the way for female ...
(born 1975), South Korean female comedian
As name element
In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:
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Hyun-sook (6th place in 1950, 8th place in 1960)
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In-sook
In-sook, also spelled In-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 29 hanja with the reading " in" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean gove ...
(8th place in 1950)
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Jung-sook (4th place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950)
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Kyung-sook
Kyung-sook, also spelled Gyeong-suk, Kyung-suk or Kyong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 13 hanja with the readin ...
(7th place in 1950, 5th place in 1960)
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Mi-sook (2nd place in 1960)
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Myung-sook (5th place in 1950)
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Young-sook (2nd place in 1940, 1st place in 1950, 4th place in 1960)
Other names containing this element include:
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Sook-ja
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Eun-sook
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Jung-sook
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Sung-sook
Sung-sook, also spelled Song-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as ...
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Yoon-sook
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 given names