Sun-ok
Sun-ok, also spelled Soon-ok, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "sun" and five hanja with the reading "ok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
| Sun-ok | |
| Hangul | 순옥 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sun-ok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sunok |
People with this name include:
- Kim So-hee (singer, born 1917) (birth name Kim Sun-ok; 1917–1995), South Korean traditional musician
- Lee Soon-ok (born 1947), North Korean defector and former political prisoner
- Jeon Soon-ok (born 1954), South Korean labour activist and National Assembly member
- Jung Soon-ok (volleyball) (born 1955), South Korean former volleyball player
- Lee Soon-ok (volleyball) (born 1955), South Korean former volleyball player
- Kim Soon-ok (screenwriter) (born 1971), South Korean screenwriter
- Jung Soon-ok (born 1983), South Korean long jumper
- Kim Soon-ok (table tennis), South Korean table tennis player
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Gong Sun-ok (공선옥; 孔善玉; Gong Seon-ok; born 1963), South Korean novelist
- Kim Sun-ok (bobsledder) (김선옥; Gim Seon-ok; born 1980), South Korean bobsledder
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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