Beom-seok
| Beom-seok | |
| Hangul | 범석 |
|---|---|
| RR | Beomseok |
| MR | Pŏmsŏk |
Beom-seok is a Korean given name. The name may be spelled various ways in the Roman alphabet. One customary spelling, Bum-suk, became a source of mirth to Anglophones in the 1950s and again in the 1980s, when two South Korean politicians who spelled their name that way rose to prominence.[1][2][3] As a result, other transcriptions such as Pom-sok came into wider use.[4]
People with this name include:
- Lee Beom-seok (prime minister) (1900–1972), Korean independence activist and politician
- Lee Bum Suk (foreign minister) (1925–1983), South Korean politician
- Oh Beom-seok (born 1984), South Korean football player
- Cho Beom-seok (born 1990), South Korean football player
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Oh Beom-seok, male character in the 2022 South Korean Web Drama Weak Hero Class 1
See also
References
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (1995-12-17). "Dung! What an Unusual Name!". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Derbyshire, John (2003-04-04). "A Modest Proposal: An action item". National Review Online. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (1991). Khushwant Singh's Joke Book. Orient Paperbacks. p. 122.
- ^ "Far Eastern Economic Review, Volume 86". Far Eastern Economic Review. Vol. 86. 1974. p. 99.