Hyun-seok, also spelled Hyun-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 20 hanja with the reading "seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
Hyun-seok | |
Hangul | 현석 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hyeon-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsŏk |
People with this name include:
- Dae Hyeonseok (fl. 871–895), King of Balhae
- Bang Hyeon-seok (born 1961), South Korean writer
- Noh Hyun-suk (born 1966), South Korean handball player
- Kim Hyun-seok (footballer) (born 1967), South Korean football player
- Yang Hyun-suk (born 1970), South Korean music executive
- Kim Hyun-seok (filmmaker) (born 1972), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Yun Hyon-seok (1984–2003), South Korean LGBT activist
- Choi Hyun-suk (born 1999), South Korean rapper, member of boy band Treasure