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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" People People with the single-syllable given name Min include: * Geum Min (born 1962), South Korean politician *Namkoong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Given Name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seong'') and given name (''ireum'' in a narrow sense) together. Korean names are descended from Chinese names as part of Sino-Korean vocabulary. Traditional Korean family names typically consist of only one syllable. There is no middle name in the English language sense. Many Koreans have their given names made of a generational name syllable and an individually distinct syllable, though this practice is rarely seen nowadays. The generational name syllable is shared by siblings in North Korea, and by all members of the same generation of an extended family in South Korea. Married men and women keep their full personal names, and children inherit the father's family name unless otherwise settled when registering the marriage. The family nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
