What is "hyun-soo"

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.

People with this name include:

• Lee Hyun-soo (born 1968), South Korean male fencer
• Kim Hyun-su (born February 1973), South Korean male association football player, formerly of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
• Kim Hyun-soo (born March 1973), South Korean male association football player, formerly of Daegu FC
• Kang Hyun-su (born 1984), North Korean footballer in Japan's J. League Division 2
• Viktor Ahn (born Ahn Hyun-soo, 1985), South Korean-born Russian male short track speed skater
• Kim Hyun-soo (baseball) (born 1988), South Korean male baseball player, left fielder for the Doosan Bears
• Jang Hyun-soo (born 1991), South Korean male footballer

• Hyeon Soo Lim (born 1950s), South Korean-born Canadian Presbyterian pastor
• Yeo Hyun-soo (born 1982), South Korean actor
• Zia Hyunsu Shin (born 1987), South Korean female violinist
• Kim Hyun-soo (actress) (born 2000), South Korean actress

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Hyeon-su, female character in 2006 South Korean film Cinderella
• Lee Hyun-soo, male character in 2012 South Korean television series Shut Up Flower Boy Band
• Park Hyun-soo, male character in 2013 South Korean television series Pots of Gold