Man-soo
| Man-soo | |
| Hangul | 만수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 萬洙 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Man-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mansu |
Man-soo (pronounced [mɐn.su]), also spelled Man-su, 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 "man" 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]
People with this name include:
- Kang Man-soo (born 1955), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Man-soo (born 1958), South Korean baseball player
- Kim Man-su, North Korean politician elected in the North Korean parliamentary election, 2014
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Mansu, one of the titular characters of 1988 South Korean film Chilsu and Mansu
- Man-soo, character in 2007 South Korean television series Likeable or Not
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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