Min-soo
Min-soo | |
Hangul | 민수 |
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Hanja | 民秀, 敏洙, and others |
Revised Romanization | Min-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Minsu |
Min-soo, also spelled Min-su, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[2]
People with this name include:
- Jimmy Cha Min-su (born 1951), South Korean male professional go player
- Choi Min-soo (born 1962), South Korean male actor
- Jo Min-su (born 1965), South Korean actress
- Minsoo Kang (historian and writer) (born 1967), Korean American history professor
- Kang Min-soo (born 1986), South Korean male football player
- Kim Min-Soo (judoka) (born 1975), South Korean male judoka
- Kim Min-soo (footballer) (born 1984), South Korean male football player
- Lee Min-soo (born 1992), South Korean male football player
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.