Meaning of 명숙

명숙 (Myung-Sook) means “bright, clear · virtuous, gentle” when written 明淑. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 명 can also be written 銘 (to engrave, remember)
• 숙 can also be written 肅 (solemn)

How to pronounce 명숙

Revised Romanisation: myeongsuk (myeong-suk). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Myung-Sook. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.