Hee-sook as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hee-sook

What is the meaning of the name Hee-sook ?

The baby name Hee-sook is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [hi.suk̚]; English approximation: HEE-sook.

Hee-sook is Korean in Origin.

Hee-sook (희숙) is a Korean feminine given name formed from the Sino-Korean syllables 희 (hee) and 숙 (sook). Its meaning varies with the hanja selected: for 희, common characters include 熙 “bright, radiant,” 喜 “joy,” and 希 “rare/hope”; for 숙, popular choices include 淑 “virtuous, pure” and 肅 “solemn, respectful.” Typical combinations yield graceful readings such as “bright and virtuous” (熙淑) or “joyfully pure” (喜淑), though many other pairings are possible.

The element -sook was widely favored in women’s names during the mid-20th century in Korea, so Hee-sook is strongly associated with that generation and now feels classic rather than trendy. Variants include Hee-suk, Hui-suk (Revised Romanization), Hŭi-suk (McCune–Reischauer), and spellings without a hyphen such as Hee Sook or HeeSook; Hee or Sook may be used as affectionate short forms. The name appears across Korea, with hanja registered according to South Korean naming regulations.

⚙ Hee-sook is vanishingly rare. We hold just 4 recorded uses of it, from 3 countries.