Mi-sook
Mi-sook | |
Hangul | 미숙 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mi-suk |
McCune–Reischauer | Misuk |
Mi-sook is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Mi-sook was the second-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1960.[2]
People with this name include:
- Kim Mi-sook (born 1959), South Korean actress
- Lee Mi-sook (born 1961), South Korean actress
- Chung Misook (born 1962), South Korean voice actress
- Kim Mi-sook (handballer) (born 1962), South Korean handball player
- Ki Mi-sook (born 1967), South Korean handball player
- Kang Mi-suk (curler) (born 1968), South Korean wheelchair curler
- Kang Mi-suk (weightlifter) (born 1977), South Korean weightlifter
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.