Jung-sook
| Jung-sook | |
| Hangul | 정숙 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 正淑, 貞淑, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong-suk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngsuk |
Jung-sook, also spelled Jeong-sook or Jong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" 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] According to South Korean government data, Jung-sook was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940, rising to second place by 1950.[2][3]
People with this name include:
- Heo Jong-suk (1908–1991), Korean independence activist, later a North Korean politician
- Kim Jong-suk (1917 or 1919–1949), Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, first wife of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung
- Oh Jeong-suk (1935–2008), South Korean pansori musician
- Yun Jeong-suk (born 1966), South Korean fencer
- Lee Jeong-sook (born 1971), South Korean fencer
- Lim Jeong-sook (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
- Jung Jung-suk (1982–2011), South Korean football player
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Yoon Jung-sook, in 2004 South Korean television series Sweet 18
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.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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