Seok-ho, also spelled Suk-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "seok" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Seok-ho
Hangul
석호
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationSeok-ho
McCune–ReischauerSŏkho

People with this name include:

  • Yoon Seok-ho (born 1957), South Korean television director
  • Hur Suk-ho (born 1973), South Korean golfer
  • David Chang (Korean name Chang Seok-ho; born 1977), American chef and entrepreneur of Korean descent
  • Hwang Seok-ho (born 1989), South Korean football player

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.