Min-soo, also spelled Min-su, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" 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] It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[2]
| Min-soo | |
| Hangul | 민수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Min-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minsu |
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Choi Min-soo (born 1962), South Korean male actor
- Jo Min-su (born 1965), South Korean actress
- Yoon Min-soo (born 1980), South Korean male singer and television personality
- Sportspeople
- Han Min-su (born 1970), South Korean male sledge hockey player
- Park Min-su (born 1970), South Korean male cyclist
- Kim Min-soo (judoka) (born 1975), South Korean male judoka
- Kim Min-soo (footballer) (born 1984), South Korean male football player
- Kang Min-soo (born 1986), South Korean male football player
- Jeong Min-su (born 1991), South Korean male volleyball player
- Lee Min-soo (born 1992), South Korean male football player
- Park Min-soo (born 1994), South Korean male gymnast
- Others
- Jimmy Cha (born Cha Min-su, 1951), South Korean male professional go player
- Minsoo Kang (born 1967), South Korean-born American male history professor
- Don Spike (born Kim Min-soo, 1977), South Korean male composer
References edit
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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