Soo-geun

Soo-geun
Hangul
수근
Hanja
守根, 秀根, 壽根
Revised RomanizationSu-geun
McCune–ReischauerSugŭn

Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "soo" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Park Su-geun (1914–1965), South Korean painter
  • Kim Swoo-geun (1931–1986), South Korean architect
  • Lee Soo-geun (born 1975), South Korean comedian
  • Jung Soo-keun (born 1977), South Korean baseball player

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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