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Myung-sook

Myung-sook, also spelled Myeong-sook or Myong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading " myung" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Myung-sook was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950.

People with this name include:

  • Han Myeong-sook (born 1944), South Korea's first female prime minister
  • Kim Myong-suk (born 1947), North Korean volleyball player
  • Paek Myong-suk (born 1954), North Korean volleyball player
  • Kimshin Myongsuk (born 1961), South Korean feminist activist
  • Jong Myong-suk (born 1993), North Korean wrestler

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Myung-sook, character portrayed by Bang Eun-hee in 2004–2005 South Korean television series Precious Family