The baby name Jae-suk is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [t͡ɕɛ.sʌk]; approximate English: "JEH-suk" (also written Jae-seok).
Jae-suk is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Jae-suk is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [t͡ɕɛ.sʌk]; approximate English: "JEH-suk" (also written Jae-seok).
Jae-suk is Korean in Origin.
Jae-suk is a Korean masculine given name formed from two Sino-Korean syllables. It is commonly written 재석 (often romanized Jae-seok) but may also appear as 재숙 when the second element is suk (숙). The meaning varies with the hanja chosen: Jae (재) can mean “talent” (才), “to exist” (在), “wealth” (財), or “to govern” (宰); Seok/Suk may mean “stone” (石), “to bestow; tin” (錫), “great” (碩), or “pure” (淑) if written 숙. Typical combinations yield senses like “enduring stone of talent,” “bestowed excellence,” or “virtuous talent.”
Used throughout the 20th and 21st centuries in South Korea, the name is familiar internationally via figures such as TV host Yoo Jae‑suk. Variants include Jae-seok, Jaeseok, Jaesuk, and the spaced form Jae Suk; Jae-sook usually marks the feminine 재숙. Spelling differences reflect personal preference and romanization systems (Revised Romanization favors Jae-seok).
We have no record of Jae-suk in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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