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Deok-su
Hangul
덕수
Hanja
, , , , , and others
Revised RomanizationDeok-su
McCune–ReischauerTŏksu

Deok-su (pronounced [tʌk̚s͈u]), also spelled Deok-soo, Duk-soo, or Duck-soo, is a Korean given male name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There is one hanja with the reading "deok" ( , meaning "morality") 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]

People with this name include:

  • Chang Deok-soo (1894–1947), Korean journalist and independence activist
  • Han Duk-su (1907–2001), founder of the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chungryon)
  • Moon Deoksu (born 1928), South Korean poet
  • Ahn Deok-su (born 1946), South Korean politician with the Saenuri party
  • Han Duck-soo (born 1949), South Korean politician, Prime Minister from 2007 to 2008
  • Kang Duk-soo (born 1950), South Korean businessman
  • Kim Deok-soo (born 1987), South Korean footballer
  • Kim Duk-soo (born 1952), South Korean musician

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.