Jung-soo, also spelled Jeong-soo or Jong-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" 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. Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
正秀 (바를 정 bareul jeong, 빼어날 수 bbaeeonal su): "upright and outstanding". These characters are also used to write the masculine Japanese given name Masahide.貞秀 (곧을 정 godeul jeong, 빼어날 수 bbaeeonal su): "virtuous/chaste and outstanding"People with this name include:
EntertainersPark Jung-soo (actress), (born 1953), South Korean actressYoon Jung-soo (born 1972), South Korean comedianHan Jung-soo (born 1973), South Korean actorByun Jung-soo (born 1974), South Korean actressPark Jeong-su (born 1983), stage name Leeteuk, South Korean singer, member of Super JuniorSportspeopleYun Jong-su (born 1962), North Korean football coachJung Jeong-soo (born 1969), South Korean football midfielder (K3 League)Shim Jeong-soo (born 1975), South Korean baseball outfielder (Korea Baseball Organization)Kim Jong-su (born 1977), North Korean sport shooterLee Jung-soo (born 1980), South Korean football centre-back (K-League Classic)Park Jung-soo (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Challenge)Lee Jung-su (born 1989), South Korean speed skater