Dong Sook
Dong Sook is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Dong Sook · Dongsook · Dong-Sook
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Korea
- Also spelled
- Dongsook, Dong-Sook
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dong Sook
If you do not know Dong Sook’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dong Sook,” in English, “Guten Tag Dong Sook,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dong Sook,
German
Guten Tag Dong Sook,
French
Bonjour Dong Sook,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dong Sook:
Chinese
DongSook您好:
Japanese
Dong様
English
Hi Sook,
German
Hi Sook,
French
Salut Sook,
Spanish
Hola Sook,
Chinese
Sook你好:
Japanese
Sookさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Korea | rare | woman's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dong Sook a male or female name?
Dong Sook is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Dong Sook in an email?
If you do not know Dong Sook’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dong Sook,” in English, “Guten Tag Dong Sook,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Dong Sook a unisex name?
Dong Sook is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Dong Sook a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dong-sook. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dongsook,
title = {Is Dong Sook a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dong-sook},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}