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Kwang-su (name)

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Kwang-su
Hangul
광수
Hanja
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Revised RomanizationGwang-su
McCune–ReischauerKwangsu

Kwang-su, also spelled Kwang-soo or Gwang-su, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.

Hanja

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There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 67 hanja with the reading "su" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Ways of writing this name in hanja include:

  • (빛 광; bit gwang; 물가 수; mulga su).
  • (빛 광; bit gwang; 지킬 수; jikil su). These same characters are also one possible way of writing the Japanese surname and given name Mitsumori.[2]
  • (빛 광; bit gwang; 빼어날 수; pae-eonal su). These same characters are also one possible way of writing the Japanese given name Mitsuhide.[2]

According to South Korean government data, Kwang-su was the ninth-most popular name for newborn boys in 1945.[3]

People

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People with this name include:

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Koreal: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. ^ a b Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ^ "요즘 인기있는 이름 1위? 남자-'민준' 여자-'서연'" [The most popular name these days? Boys: 'Min-jun', Girls: 'Seo-yeon']. The Chosun Ilbo. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2018.