In-sook, also spelled In-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 29 hanja with the reading "in" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] In-sook was the eighth-most popular name for newborn South Korean girls in 1950.[2]

In-sook
Hangul
인숙
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationIn-suk
McCune–ReischauerInsuk
IPA[insʰuk̚]

People with this name include:

See also

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  1. ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. pp. 24, 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2018.