Gender Masculine
Usage Korean
Scripts 덕수(Korean Hangul) 德守, 德秀, 德銖, 德壽, 悳洙, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsDeok-Soo, Duk-Su, Duk-Soo
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 德 (deok) meaning "ethics, morality, virtue" combined with 守 (su) meaning "defend, protect, guard", 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding", 銖 (su) referring to an ancient unit of currency, 壽 (su) meaning "long life, lifespan" or 洙 (su) referring to a river in China. This name can be formed from other hanja combinations as well.