Kyung-soo explained
| Hangul: | 경수 |
| Hanja: | ,,, and others |
| Rr: | Gyeong-su |
| Mr: | Kyŏngsu |
Kyung-soo, also spelled Kyoung-soo, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" 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] According to South Korean government data, Kyung-soo was the seventh-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940.[2]
People with this name include:
- Choi Gyeong-su (born 1945), South Korean wrestler
- Byun Kyung-soo (born 1958), South Korean sport shooter
- Kim Kyoung-soo (born 1967), South Korean politician
- Park Kyung-soo (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
- Lee Kyung-soo (born 1973), South Korean football defender
- Lee Gyeong-su (born 1979), South Korean volleyball player
- Ko Kyung-soo (born 1985), South Korean handball player
- D.O. (entertainer) (born Doh Kyung-soo, 1993), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band EXO
Fictional characters with this name include:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. August 2007. 9 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.
- Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까? . babyname.co.kr . 2012-11-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020214127/http://www.babyname.co.kr/menu01_09.php?standard=&val=&PAGE_NO=2 . 2013-10-20 .
