Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 명석(Korean Hangul) 明錫, 明石, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsMyeong-suk, Myeong-seok
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin" or 石 (seok) meaning "stone", as well as other hanja characters with the same pronunciation.