What is "min-soo"

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. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.

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
• Bang Min-soo (born 1992), South Korean male rapper, leader of Teen Top
• Ko Minsoo (born 1996), stage name Kogyeol, South Korean male singer, member of UP10TION

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