Young-sook
| Young-sook | |
| Hangul | 영숙 |
|---|---|
| RR | Yeongsuk |
| MR | Yŏngsuk |
Young-sook, also spelled Yong-suk, is a Korean given name. Names starting with "Young" were popular for South Korean babies of both sexes born in the 1940s and 1950s, and Young-sook was the most common of these for baby girls.[1] In 2012, there were more than forty thousand South Koreans with the name Kim Young-sook, making it the most common full name in the country.[2]
People with this name include:
- Artists and writers
- Han Young-suk (1920–1990), South Korean traditional dancer
- Kang Young-sook (born 1967), South Korean writer
- Sportspeople
- Kim Young-sook (born 1965), South Korean field hockey player
- Yun Young-sook (born 1971), South Korean archer
- Huh Young-sook (born 1975), South Korean handball player
- Kim Yong-suk (born 1979), North Korean figure skater
- Jo Yong-suk (born 1988), North Korean sport shooter
- Park Young-sook (born 1988), South Korean table tennis player
- Others
- Kim Young-sook (born 1947), first wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
- Kim Young-sook, stage name Maya (singer) (born 1979), South Korean singer
References
- ^ 이진희 [Yi Jin-hui] (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야" [You're Min-jun too? And another Seo-yeon!]. Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ "생년월일 같은 사람 20명 중 두 명은 동명이인" [Among 20 people with the same birthdate, two have the same name]. The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-10-26.