Sun-ok
For the Korean given name spelled 선옥, see Seon-ok.
| Sun-ok | |
| Hangul | 순옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 順玉 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Sun-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sunok |
Sun-ok, also spelled Soon-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "sun" 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:
- Kim Sun-ok (1917–1995), South Korean traditional musician
- Lee Soon-ok (born 1947), North Korean defector and former political prisoner
- Jeong Sun-ok (born 1955), South Korean former volleyball player
- Lee Soon-ok (volleyball) (born 1955), South Korean former volleyball player
- Kim Soon-ok (born 1971), South Korean screenwriter
- Jung Soon-ok (born 1983), South Korean long jumper
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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