Dong-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 67 hanja with the reading "
soo
Soo or SOO may refer to:
Places
* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo"
* Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo"
** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Baek Dong-soo
Baek Dong-su or Baek Dong Soo (백동수, 白東脩; 1743–1816) of the Suwon Baek clan, was a swordsman and martial artist who became a folk hero when his group protected King Jeongjo from assassination attempts. His life is the basis for the ...
(1743–1816), Joseon Dynasty swordsman and martial artist
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Choi Dong-soo (baseball) (born 1971), South Korean baseball coach
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Choi Dong-soo (footballer)
Choi Dong-soo (born January 29, 1985) is a South Korean footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...
(born 1985), South Korean football player
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Kim Dong-soo (baseball)
Kim Dong-soo (born October 27, 1968) is a former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the futures (general 2nd) LG Twins of the KBO League.
References
External linksCareer statistics and player informationfrom the KBO League ...
(born 1968), South Korean baseball manager
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Kim Dong-soo (canoeist)
Kim Dong-soo (born February 28, 1969) is a South Korean Canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of both the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men' ...
(born 1969), South Korean canoeist
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Garimto (born Kim Dong-soo, 1981), South Korean former professional StarCraft player
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Lee Dong-soo (born 1974), South Korean badminton player
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Lee Dong-soo (footballer) (born 1994), South Korean football player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names