Hyun sook

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Hangul 현숙 Revised Romanization Hyeon-suk		Hanja 賢淑 and others McCune–Reischauer Hyŏnsuk

Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" 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. Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960.

People with this name include:

Chung Hyun-sook (born 1950s), South Korean table tennis player

Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player

Kim Hyun-sook (born 1978), South Korean actress and comedian

Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speedskater

Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter

Ri Hyon-suk (born 1989), North Korean volleyball player

References

Hyun-sook Wikipedia

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