Sook (Korean name)
# Sook (Korean name)

Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

## Meaning and hanja

There are 13 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are:

* 叔 (아저씨 숙; ajeossi suk): "uncle"
* 淑 (맑을 숙; malgeul suk): "pure"
* 宿 (잘 숙; jal suk): "sleep"
* 孰 (누구 숙; nugu suk): "who"
* 熟 (익을 숙; igeul suk): "ripe"
* 肅 (엄숙할 숙; yeongsukhal suk): "solemn"
* 塾 (글방 숙; geulbang suk): "schoolroom"
* 琡 (옥 이름 숙; ok ireum suk): name of a kind of jade
* 璹 (옥 그릇 숙; ok gureut suk): "jade bowl"
* 橚 (줄지어 설 숙; juljieo seol suk): "tall and straight"
* 夙 (이를 숙; ireul suk): "early"
* 潚 (빠를 숙; bbareul suk): "deep"
* 菽 (콩 숙; kong suk): "beans"

## Single-syllable given name

People with the given name Sook include:

* Kim Sook (diplomat) (born 1952), South Korean male diplomat
* Mun Suk (born 1966), South Korean female cyclist
* Kim Sook (comedian) (born 1975), South Korean female comedian

## As name element

In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:

* Hyun-sook (6th place in 1950, 8th place in 1960)
* In-sook (8th place in 1950)
* Jung-sook (4th place in 1940, 2nd place in 1950)
* Kyung-sook (7th place in 1950, 5th place in 1960)
* Mi-sook (2nd place in 1960)
* Myung-sook (5th place in 1950)
* Young-sook (2nd place in 1940, 1st place in 1950, 4th place in 1960)

Other names containing this element include:

* Sook-ja
* Eun-sook
* Jung-sook
* Sung-sook
* Yoon-sook
