Young-sook, also spelled Yong-suk, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n feminine given name. 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 each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading " young" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the

South Korean government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the South Korea, Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of sta ...

's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Names starting with "Young" were popular for South Korean babies of both sexes born in the 1940s and 1950s, and Young-sook was the most common of these for baby girls. In 2012, there were more than forty thousand South Koreans with the name Kim Young-sook, making it the most common full name in the country. People with this name include: ;Artists and writers *

Han Young-suk Han Young-suk (; February 2, 1920 – October 8, 1990), was an Ingan-munhwage for the Seungmu and Hakmu, which is an Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea. She was designated on July 4, 1969. She was a master of Korean dance especi ...

(1920–1990), South Korean traditional dancer *

Kang Young-sook Kang Young-sook (; born November 10, 1967) is a South Korean novelist."Kang Young-sook" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life and career Kang Young-sook was born in 1967 in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province (South K ...

(born 1967), South Korean writer ;Sportspeople *

Kim Young-sook Kim Young-sook (; born 1947) was the second wife of Kim Jong-il. She was the daughter of a high-ranking military official, and was a switchboard operator in North Hamgyong Province before moving to Pyongyang. Kim Jong-il's father, Kim Il-sun ...

(born 1965), South Korean field hockey player *

Yun Young-sook Yun Young-sook (born September 10, 1971) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropol ...

(born 1971), South Korean archer * Huh Young-sook (born 1975), South Korean handball player *

Kim Yong-suk Kim Yong-suk (born June 12, 1979, in Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and share ...

(born 1979), North Korean figure skater * Jo Yong-suk (born 1988), North Korean sport shooter *

Park Young-sook Park Young-sook (born December 18, 1988) is a South Korean table tennis player. She won two doubles titles at the ITTF World Tour The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, is an annual series of table tennis tournaments in ...

(born 1988), South Korean table tennis player ;Others *

(born 1947), first wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il *Kim Young-sook, stage name

Maya (singer) Kim Young-sook (Hangul: 김영숙; born 17 November 1979), better known as Maya (Hangul: 마야) is a South Korean pop rock singer and actress. She debuted in 2003 with the album, ''Born To Do It'', which included the hit single "Azalea." Dis ...

(born 1979), South Korean singer

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