Jump to content

Min-seok

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Min-seok
Hangul
민석
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationMin-seok
McCune–ReischauerMinsŏk

Min-seok, also spelled Min-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading "seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

Sportspeople
Entertainers
Other
  • Cho Minsuk (born 1966), South Korean architect
  • Baek Minseok (born 1971), South Korean writer
  • Jeong Min-suk (born 1978), alias Jeong Yol, South Korean LGBT rights activist

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.