Myung-soo (Korean pronunciation: [mjʌŋsu]) is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" 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.[1]
| Myung-soo | |
| Hangul | 명수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Myeong-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myŏngsu |
People with this name include:
- Ri Myong-su (born 1937), North Korean military officer and politician
- Park Myung-soo (born 1970), South Korean entertainer
- L (entertainer) (born Kim Myung-soo, 1992), South Korean singer
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Dong Myung-soo, in 2013 South Korean film The Berlin File
- Kim Myung-soo, in 2021 South Korean television series Youth of May
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