Yeon-seok, also spelled Yun-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "
yeon" and 20 hanja with the reading "
sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Hwang Yeon-seok
Hwang Yeon-Seok (born on October 17, 1973) is a retired South Korean football player who is currently coach of Cheonggu High School's team. He played in Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for nine seasons. At Seongnam, he played 270 games and scored 55 go ...
(born 1973), South Korean football player
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Yoo Yeon-seok (born 1984), South Korean actor
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 masculine given names
Masculine given names