Myung-soon

Hangul|

Hanja|

明順 and others

Revised Romanization| Myeongsun
McCune–Reischauer| Myŏngsun

Myung-soon, also spelled Myong-sun, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 31 hanja with the reading "soon" 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:

* Son Myung-soon (born 1928), First Lady of South Korea from 1993 to 1998
* Kim Myung-soon (born 1964), South Korean team handball player
* Ri Myong-sun (born 1992), North Korean table tennis player

## See also

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* List of Korean given names

## References

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