Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Sook
Hangul
Hanja
宿
Revised RomanizationSuk
McCune–ReischauerSuk

Meaning and hanja

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There are 13 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:[1]

  1. (아저씨 숙; ajeossi suk): "uncle"
  2. (맑을 숙; malgeul suk): "pure"
  3. 宿 (잘 숙; jal suk): "sleep"
  4. (누구 숙; nugu suk): "who"
  5. (익을 숙; igeul suk): "ripe"
  6. (엄숙할 숙; yeongsukhal suk): "solemn"
  7. (글방 숙; geulbang suk): "schoolroom"
  8. (옥 이름 숙; ok ireum suk): name of a kind of jade
  9. (옥 그릇 숙; ok gureut suk): "jade bowl"
  10. (줄지어 설 숙; juljieo seol suk): "tall and straight"
  11. (이를 숙; ireul suk): "early"
  12. (빠를 숙; bbareul suk): "deep"
  13. (콩 숙; kong suk): "beans"

Single-syllable given name

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People with the given name Sook include:

As name element

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In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:[2][3]

Other names containing this element include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.