Seon-ok
| Seon-ok | |
| Hangul | 선옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 仙玉, 善玉, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Seon-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnok |
Seon-ok, also spelled Sun-ok or Son-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "seon" and five hanja with the reading "ok" 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:
- Hong Son-ok (홍선옥, born 1985), North Korean politician, Vice-Chairperson of the Supreme People's Assembly
- Gong Sun-ok (born 1963), South Korean writer
- Kim Sun-ok (bobsleigh) (born 1980), South Korean bobsledder
- Lee Seon-ok (born 1981), South Korean field hockey player
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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