Seong-su
(Redirected from Sung-soo)
| Seong-su | |
| Hangul | 성수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngsu |
Sung-soo, also spelled as Seong-soo, Seong-su, or in North Korea as Song-su, is a Korean masculine given name.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2] It was the third-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1950, falling to seventh place in 1960.[3]
People with this name include:
- Kim Seong-su (1891–1955), Korean independence activist
- Kim Sung-su (director) (born 1961), South Korean film director
- Doha Kang (born Kang Seong-su, 1969), South Korean manhwa artist
- Park Sung-soo (born 1970), South Korean archer
- Kim Sung-soo (actor) (born 1975), South Korean actor
- Kim Seong-soo (footballer) (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder (K League 2)
- Hwang Song-su (born 1987), Zainichi Korean football midfielder and forward (J1 League)
- Eun Seong-soo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder (K League 1)
- Park Seong-su (born 1996), South Korean football goalkeeper (J2 League)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "성수, 이름검색". erumy.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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