Hyun-soo, also spelled Hyun-su, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" 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]
Hyun-soo | |
Hangul | 현수 |
---|---|
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hyeon-su |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏnsu |
People with this name include:
- Sportspeople
- Lee Hyun-soo (born 1968), South Korean fencer
- Kim Hyun-su (born February 1973), South Korean football player
- Kim Hyun-soo (born March 1973), South Korean football player
- Viktor An (born Ahn Hyun-soo, 1985), South Korean-born Russian short track speed skater
- Kim Hyun-soo (baseball) (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Jang Hyun-soo (born 1991), South Korean football player
- Jang Hyun-soo (footballer, born 1993), South Korean football player
- Hwang Hyun-soo (born 1995), South Korean football player
- Tommy Edman (born Thomas Hyunsu Edman, 1995), American baseball player
- Other
- Hyeon Soo Lim (born 1950s), South Korean-born Canadian Presbyterian pastor
- Lee Hyeon-su (writer) (born 1959), South Korean writer
- Yeo Hyun-soo (born 1982), South Korean actor
- Zia Hyunsu Shin (born 1987), South Korean violinist
- Shin Hyun-soo (born 1989), South Korean actor
- Kim Hyun-soo (actress) (born 2000), South Korean actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Hyeon-su, in 2006 South Korean film Cinderella
- Lee Hyun-soo, in 2012 South Korean television series Shut Up Flower Boy Band
- Park Hyun-soo, in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold
- Cha Hyun-soo, in 2020 South Korean television series Sweet Home (TV series)
- Do Hyun-soo, in 2021 South Korea television series Flower of Evil