Kyung-soo, also spelled Kyoung-soo, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "
kyung
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, Keyoung, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
As a family name
The 2000 South Korean Census ...
" 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.
According to
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
n government data, Kyung-soo was the
seventh-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940.
People with this name include:
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Choi Gyeong-su (born 1945), South Korean wrestler
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Byun Kyung-soo (born 1958), South Korean sport shooter
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Kim Kyoung-soo (born 1967), South Korean politician
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Park Kyung-soo (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
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Lee Kyung-soo (born 1973), South Korean football defender
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Lee Gyeong-su (born 1979), South Korean volleyball player
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Ko Kyung-soo
Ko Kyung-soo (born 5 February 1985) is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, w ...
(born 1985), South Korean handball player
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D.O. (entertainer)
Doh Kyung-soo (; born January 12, 1993), known by his stage name D.O. (), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo. He debuted as a soloist on July 26, 2021, with his first extended play (EP) ''Empathy ...
(born Doh Kyung-soo, 1993), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band
Exo
Exo (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay Zhang, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen (singer), Chen, Chanyeol, ...
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Kim Kyung-soo, in 2001 South Korean film ''
Volcano High
''Volcano High'' () is a 2001 South Korean martial arts action comedy film. It revolves around a troublemaking high school student named Kim Kyung-soo (portrayed by Jang Hyuk) who finds himself transferred to the last school that will take him, ...
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See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
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References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names