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{{Short description|Korean female given name (명옥)}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 명옥
| hanja  = {{linktext|明|玉}} ("bright jade") and others
| mr     = Myŏngok
| rr     = Myeong-ok
}}
'''Myung-ok''', also spelled '''Myong-ok''', is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the [[hanja]] used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "[[myung]]" and five hanja with the reading "[[Ok (Korean name)|ok]]" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표|trans-title=Table of hanja for use in personal names|publisher=Supreme Court|publication-place=South Korea|accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref>
People with this name include:
*[[Marie Myung-Ok Lee]] (born 1964), American writer of Korean descent
*[[Kim Myung-ok]] (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
*[[Yim Myung-ok]] (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
*[[An Myong-ok]], North Korean politician
*[[Sin Myong-ok]], North Korean gymnast; see [[list of Asian Games medalists in gymnastics]]
==See also==
*[[List of Korean given names]]
==References==
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[[Category:Korean feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
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