Soo-jin
| Soo-jin | |
| Hangul | 수진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 收眞, 壽珍, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Su-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sujin |
Soo-jin, also spelled Su-jin or Sue-jin, is a Korean given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading "soo" and 48 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Soo-jin was the fifth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1980, third-most popular in 1988, and fifth-most popular again in 1990.[2][3]
People with this name include:
- Artists and musicians
- Kang Sue-jin (born 1967), South Korean female ballerina
- Seomoon Tak (born Lee Su-jin, 1978), South Korean female rock singer
- Soojin Ahn (fl. 2000s), South Korean-born American female pianist
- Hong Soo-jin (fl. 2000s), South Korean female violinist, member of the Copenhagen-based Trio con Brio Copenhagen
- Soojin Lee, South Korean-born British female fashion designer
- Lee Soojin, South Korean male drummer, founder of Messgram
- Film and television personalities
- Kang Soo-jin (voice actor) (born 1965), South Korean voice actor
- Su-chin Pak (born 1976), South Korean-born American female news reporter
- Lee Su-jin (director) (born 1977), South Korean male film director
- Chae Min-seo (born Jo Soo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress
- Park Soo-jin (born 1985), South Korean actress
- Kyung Soo-jin (born 1987), South Korean actress
- Jeon Soo-jin (born 1988), South Korean actress
- Kang Soo-jin (voice actress) (fl. 1990s), South Korean voice actress
- Choi Soo-jin (fl. 1990s and 2000s), South Korean voice actress
- Sportspeople
- Noh Soo-jin (born 1962), South Korean male football player
- Wang Su-jin (born 1973), South Korean female basketball player
- Shin Soo-jin (born 1982), South Korean male football player
- Yang Soo-jin (born 1988), South Korean female modern pentathlete
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.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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