The baby name Eun-sook is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Eun-sook (은숙) — IPA: /ɯn.suk/ — approx. 'uhn-sook' (EUN like 'uhn', SOOK like 'sook').
Eun-sook is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Eun-sook is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Eun-sook (은숙) — IPA: /ɯn.suk/ — approx. 'uhn-sook' (EUN like 'uhn', SOOK like 'sook').
Eun-sook is Korean in Origin.
Eun-sook (은숙) is a Korean feminine given name formed from two syllables whose meanings depend on the Hanja chosen. Eun (은) commonly uses 恩 “grace; kindness” or 銀 “silver,” while Sook (숙) is most often 淑 “virtuous; pure” (also possible 肅 “solemn”). Popular pairings include 恩淑 (“gracious and pure”) and 銀淑 (“silver and virtuous”). Dozens of approved Hanja exist for each element, allowing nuanced interpretations.
Use of -sook names flourished in Korea from the 1940s through the 1960s, making Eun-sook especially common among women of that generation; today it reads as classic or retro. Spelling varies by romanization: Eun-suk is standard in Revised Romanization; alternatives include Eun-sook, Eunsuk, Eunsook, and Unsuk; McCune–Reischauer writes Ŭn-suk. The name is typically feminine, with short forms like Eun or Sook. Related variants swap Hanja while retaining the same pronunciation.
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