Hyun-suk as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hyun-suk

What is the meaning of the name Hyun-suk ?

The baby name Hyun-suk is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /hjʌn.suk̚/ (approx. "HYUN-suk" or "hyuhn-suk").

Hyun-suk is Korean in Origin.

Hyun-suk (현숙) is a Korean given name formed from Sino-Korean elements hyun and suk. The meaning varies by hanja; a common pairing, 賢 (wise, worthy) + 淑 (good, pure, gracious), yields “virtuous and pure” or “wise and gentle.” Alternate hyun characters include 玄 (mysterious), 炫 (brilliant), 顯 (illustrious), while suk may be 肅 (solemn) or 熟 (ripe), shifting nuance. The name also aligns with the native adjective 현숙하다, “to be virtuous/proper.”

Favored for girls in Korea, especially in the mid-20th century, it is technically unisex and borne by figures such as comedian Kim Hyun-sook and producer Yang Hyun-suk (male). Romanization and spelling variants include Hyeon-suk (Revised Romanization), Hyŏn-suk (McCune–Reischauer), Hyun-sook, Hyunsuk, and forms with spacing or hyphenation (Hyun Suk, Hyun-Suk); North Korean or older sources may use Hyon-suk. Parents choose hanja from an approved list, so the exact meaning depends on the characters registered at birth.

⚙ Hyun-suk is vanishingly rare. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.