Meaning & History
Yeong-su is a Korean given name typically masculine but occasionally used for females. It is composed of two Sino-Korean syllables: 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or other hanja with the sound yeong, and 壽 (pronounced su in isolation but sus?su) meaning "long life, lifespan". The combination conveys wishes for eternal longevity.
The yeong element is common in Korean names, appearing in names like Yeong-ho and Yeong-ja. The suffix su, with its positive lifespan meaning, appears in names such as Man-su's?su) and Jeom-soo's?su).
A commonly encountered variant of this name is Young-soo, using the revised romanization often preferred in South Korea since 2000, but the older McCune-Reischauer system remains in historical contexts. While no influential public figure named Yeong-su immediately enters, a notable bearer is like possibly Lee Yeong-su or similar name.