Jin-soo is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 48 hanja with the reading "jin" 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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Jin Soo Kim (born 1950), South Korean-born American female multimedia artist
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Cho Jin-soo (born 1983), South Korean male football forward
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Park Jin-soo (born 1987), South Korean male football midfielder
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Choi Jin-soo (born 1989), South Korean male basketball player
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Choi Jin-soo (footballer) (born 1990), South Korean male football midfielder
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Kim Jin-su
Kim Jin-su ( ko, κΉμ§μ; born 13 June 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays for the for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and South Korea national team, as a left back.
Early life
Kim was born in Jeonju.
Club career
On 13 ...
(born 1992), South Korean male football left back
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Byun Jin-soo (born 1993), South Korean male baseball pitcher
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Lee Jin-su, male character in 2002 South Korean film ''
Over the Rainbow''
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Jin-Soo Kwon, male character in 2004β2010 American television series ''Lost''
*Jin-su, female character in 2007 South Korean film ''
Le Grand Chef''
*Kim Jin-soo, female character in 2008 South Korean television series ''
Gourmet''
*Lee Jin-soo, male character in 2010 South Korean television series ''
Coffee House''
*Jung Jin-soo, male character in 2013 South Korean film ''
The Berlin File''
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 unisex given names