Jong-soo
For the Korean given name spelled Jeong-su in Revised Romanisation (정수), see Jung-soo.
| Jong-soo | |
| Hangul | 종수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 宗秀 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jong-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chongsu |
Jong-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "jong" 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] According to South Korean government data, it was the second most-popular name for newborn boys in Korea under Japanese rule in 1940.[2]
People with this name include:
- Jong Soo Park (born 1941), South Korean-born Canadian taekwondo master
- Augustinus Kim Jong-soo (born 1956), South Korean Roman Catholic priest
- Chung Jong-soo (born 1961), South Korean former international footballer
- Lee Jong-soo (born 1976), South Korean actor
- Ko Jong-soo (born 1978), South Korean football coach
- Kim Jong-soo (born 1986), South Korean footballer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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