Kwak (surname)
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Kwak (郭), spelled 곽 in hangul is a surname in Korea. The name can be traced as early as the Kim Silla kingdom. Today an estimated 187,000 people in Korea carry the name. They use the same Chinese character as the Guo/Kuo/Kwok of China. There are different transliterations of the name, but in South Korea, the emerging new spelling is Kwark[1], presumably following the lead of Park. Kwak is often mispronounced as Quack. Other variations of Kwak spelled by Koreans include Kwalk, Gwak, etc. Kwark or Kwalk would be recommended spellings. Some are known to use Koak.
The Vietnamese use Quach.[2] The Japanese use Kaku.[3][4] The Chinese Indonesians use Kwik.[5]
| Kwak (surname) | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 곽 |
| Hanja | 郭 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak |
[edit] List of Notable People with Kwak Surname
- Chung Hwan Kwak
- Kwak Dae-Sung 2006 Olympic Judo Silver Medalist
- Kwak Hee-Joo South Korean Football (Soccer) Player
- Kwak Jae-yong South Korean Film Director
- Kwak Ji-min South Korean Actress
- Kwak Kyung-taek South Korean Film Director
- Kwak Min-Jung 2010 Olympic Figure Skater
- Ji Sung (whose real name is Kwak Tae-geun) South Korean Actor
- Kwak Tae-Hwi. South Korean Football (Soccer) Player. [6]
- Kwak Yoon-Gy. 2010 Olympic Short Track Relay Silver Medalist
- Kwak Kyung Sup. Professor at Inha University and President of UWB Forum, South Korea [7]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.koreamed.org/SearchBasic.php?KM=1&DT=0&DC=20&DisplaySearchResult=1&SS=2
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=2213395513
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuo_Tai-yuan
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Taigen_Kaku
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwik_(surname)#Examples_of_Chinese_names_and_their_Indonesian_versions
- ^ http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_profile&ie=utf8&query=%EA%B3%BD%ED%83%9C%ED%9C%98&os=182451
- ^ http://uwb.inha.ac.kr
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