Min (Korean given name)

Min is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common syllable in Korean given names.

Min
Hangul	민
Hanja	民敏憫玟旻旼閔珉岷忞慜敃愍潣暋䪸泯悶緡𩔉鈱脗閩盿罠琝琘
Revised Romanization	Min
McCune–Reischauer	Min

Hanja and meaning

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]

1. 民 (백성 민; baekseong min): "the people"
2. 敏 (민첩할 민; mincheophal min): "agile"
3. 憫 (민망할 민; minmanghal min): "pity"
4. 玟 (아름다운 돌 민; areumdaun dol min): "beautiful gemstone"
5. 旻 (하늘 민; haneul min): "heaven"
6. 旼 (화할 민; hwahal min): "gentle"
7. 閔 (성씨 민; seongssi min): the surname Min
8. 珉 (옥돌 민; okdol min): "jade"
   • 瑉, 砇, 䃉: variant forms
9. 岷 (산이름 민; san-ireum min): the name of a mountain
10. 忞 (힘쓸 민; himsseul min): "to exert"
    • 忟: variant form
11. 慜 (총명할 민; chongmyeonghal min): "intelligence"
12. 敃 (강인할 민; gang-inhal min): "tough"
13. 愍 (근심할 민; geumsimhal min): "concerned"
14. 潣 (물 졸졸 흘러 내릴 민; mul joljol heulleo naeril min): "trickling water"
15. 暋 (굳셀 민; gutsel min): "robustness"
16. 䪸 (강할 민; ganghal min): "strong"
17. 泯 (망할 민; manghal min): "to perish"
18. 悶 (답답할 민; dapdaphal min): "stifling"
19. 緡 (낚싯줄 민; naksitjul min): "fishing line"
20. 𩔉 (⿰昬頁, a variant form of 䫒)^[2]
21. 鈱 (돈꿰미 민; donkkwemi min): "coin string"
22. 脗 (물결 가없는 모양 민; mulgyeol ga-eomneun moyang min)
23. 閩 (종족 이름 민; jongjok ireum min): name of a tribe
24. 盿 (볼 민; bol min): "sight"
25. 罠 (그물 민; geumul min): "net"
26. 琝 (옥돌 민); okdol min): "jade"
27. 琘 (옥돌 민); okdol min): "jade"

People

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

Many names containing the syllable Min have been popular for newborn children in South Korea in recent decades:

Newborn boys Min-ho (9th place in 1980)[3] Min-kyu (8th place in 1990)[3] Min-soo (5th place in 1990)[3] Min-jun (1st place in 2008, 2009, and 2011)[4][5][6] Sung-min (8th place in 1970, 2nd place in 1980, 3rd place in 1990)[3]

Newborn girls Min-ji (4th place in 1990)[3] Min-seo (2nd place in 2008 and 2009, 3rd place in 2011)[4][5][6] Ji-min (3rd place in 2008, 6th place in 2009 and 2011)[4][5][6]

Other given names with this syllable include:

• Min-a
• Min-chul
• Min-hee
• Min-hyuk
• Min-ju
• Min-jung
• Min-kyung
• Min-ki
• Min-seok
• Min-sun
• Min-woo
• Min-young
• Chang-min
• Cheol-min
• Hyung-min
• Jung-min
• Kang-min
• Kwang-min
• Kyung-min
• Seung-min
• Soo-min
• Young-min

See also

• List of Korean given names