Min (Korean given name)

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

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:


 * : "the people"
 * : "agile"
 * : "pity"
 * : "beautiful gemstone"
 * : "heaven"
 * : "gentle"
 * : the surname Min
 * : "jade"
 * variant forms
 * : the name of a mountain
 * : "to exert"
 * variant form
 * : "intelligence"
 * : "tough"
 * : "concerned"
 * : "trickling water"
 * : "robustness"
 * : "strong"
 * : "to perish"
 * : "stifling"
 * : "fishing line"
 * (, a variant form of )
 * : "coin string"
 * : name of a tribe
 * : "sight"
 * : "net"
 * : "jade"
 * : "jade"
 * : "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)
 * Min-kyu (8th place in 1990)
 * Min-soo (5th place in 1990)
 * Min-jun (1st place in 2008, 2009, and 2011)
 * Sung-min (8th place in 1970, 2nd place in 1980, 3rd place in 1990)


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

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