In-sook

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In-sook
Hangul
인숙
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationIn-suk
McCune–ReischauerInsuk
IPA[insʰuk̚]

In-sook, also spelled In-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 29 hanja with the reading "in" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] In-sook was the eighth-most popular name for newborn South Korean girls in 1950.[2]

People with this name include:

  • Tak In-suk (born 1949), North Korean speed skater
  • Lee In-sook (born 1950), South Korean volleyball player
  • Ahn In-sook (born 1952), South Korean actress
  • Insook Bhushan (Korean name Na Insook, born 1952), South Korean-born American table tennis player
  • Hwang In-suk (born 1958), South Korean poet
  • Insook Choi (born 1962), South Korean-born American composer
  • Kim Insuk (born 1963), South Korean writer
  • Kwon In-suk (born 1964), South Korean labour organiser
  • Guk In-suk (born 1965), South Korean rower

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 24, 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2 February 2018.