In-soo (Korean name)

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In-soo
Hangul 인수
Hanja and others
Revised Romanization In-su
McCune–Reischauer Insu

In-soo, also spelled In-su, is a Korean male given name. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable.[1] There are 29 hanja with the reading "in" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]

People with this name include:

  • Pak Paengnyeon (1417–1456), courtesy name Insu, Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
  • Insoo Kim Berg (1934–2007), Korean-born American psychotherapist
  • Chun In-Soo (born 1965), South Korean male archer
  • Insoo Hyun (born c. 1970), Korean American male bioethics professor
  • Kang In-Soo (born 1988), South Korean male singer, member of boy band My Name)

See also

References

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