Jung-soo
| Jung-soo | |
| Hangul | 정수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 正洙, 正水, 正秀, 庭秀, 政洙, 貞洙, 貞秀, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngsu |
Jung-soo, also spelled Jeong-soo or Jong-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" 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] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
- 正秀 (바를 정 bareul jeong, 빼어날 수 bbaeeonal su): "upright and outstanding". These characters are also used to write the masculine Japanese given name Masahide.[2]
- 貞秀 (곧을 정 godeul jeong, 빼어날 수 bbaeeonal su): "virtuous/chaste and outstanding"
People
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Park Jung-soo (actress), (born 1953), South Korean actress
- Yoon Jung-soo (born 1972), South Korean comedian
- Han Jung-soo (born 1973), South Korean actor
- Byun Jung-soo (born 1974), South Korean actress
- Park Jeong-su (born 1983), stage name Leeteuk, South Korean singer, member of Super Junior
- Sportspeople
- Yun Jong-su (born 1962), North Korean footballer
- Jung Jeong-soo (born 1969), South Korean footballer
- Kim Jong-su (born 1977), North Korean sport shooter
- Lee Jung-soo (born 1980), South Korean footballer
- Park Jung-soo (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean footballer
- Lee Jung-su (born 1989), South Korean speed skater
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
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