Min (Korean given name)
| Min | |
| Hangul | 민 |
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| Revised Romanization | Min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Min |
Min is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common syllable in Korean given names.
Hanja and meaning[edit]
In given names, the meaning of Min differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 27 hanja with the reading Min, and four variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are:[1]
- 民 (백성 민; baekseong min): "the people"
- 敏 (민첩할 민; mincheophal min): "agile"
- 憫 (민망할 민; minmanghal min): "pity"
- 玟 (아름다운 돌 민; areumdaun dol min): "beautiful gemstone"
- 旻 (하늘 민; haneul min): "heaven"
- 旼 (화할 민; hwahal min): "gentle"
- 閔 (성씨 민; seongssi min): the surname Min
- 珉 (옥돌 민; okdol min): "jade"
- 岷 (산이름 민; san-ireum min): the name of a mountain
- 忞 (힘쓸 민; himsseul min): "to exert"
- 忟: variant form
- 慜 (총명할 민; chongmyeonghal min): "intelligence"
- 敃 (강인할 민; gang-inhal min): "tough"
- 愍 (근심할 민; geumsimhal min): "concerned"
- 潣 (물 졸졸 흘러 내릴 민; mul joljol heulleo naeril min): "trickling water"
- 暋 (굳셀 민; gutsel min): "robustness"
- 䪸 (강할 민; ganghal min): "strong"
- 泯 (망할 민; manghal min): "to perish"
- 悶 (답답할 민; dapdaphal min): "stifling"
- 緡 (낚싯줄 민; naksitjul min): "fishing line"
- 𩔉 (⿰昬頁, a variant form of 䫒)[2]
- 鈱 (돈꿰미 민; donkkwemi min): "coin string"
- 脗 (물결 가없는 모양 민; mulgyeol ga-eomneun moyang min)
- 閩 (종족 이름 민; jongjok ireum min): name of a tribe
- 盿 (볼 민; bol min): "sight"
- 罠 (그물 민; geumul min): "net"
- 琝 (옥돌 민); okdol min): "jade"
- 琘 (옥돌 민); okdol min): "jade"
People[edit]
People with the single-syllable given name Min include:
- Geum Min (born 1962), South Korean politician
- Namkoong Min (born 1978), South Korean film and television actor
- Kang Min (born 1982), South Korean professional StarCraft player
- Sung Min (swimmer) (born 1982), South Korean swimmer
- Park Min (born 1986), South Korean football player
As name element[edit]
Many names containing the syllable Min have been popular for newborn children in South Korea in recent decades:
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Other given names with this syllable include:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "𩔉". zdic.net. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ a b c 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b c "남자 → '민준' 여자 → '서연' 가장 많아". Law Times. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ a b c 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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