Ji-min
| Ji-min | |
| Hangul | 지민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 志旼, 智敏, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chimin |
Ji-min, also spelled Jee-min, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly female. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 27 hanja with the reading "min" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Ji-min was South Korea's third-most popular name for baby girls in 2008, with 2,792 being given the name.[2]
People with this name include:
- Actresses
- Yoon Ji-min (born Yoon Ji-young, 1977), South Korean actress
- Han Ji-min (born 1982), South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-min (comedian) (born 1984), South Korean female comedian and actress
- Kwak Ji-min (born 1985), South Korean actress
- Kim Ji-min (actress born 2000), South Korean actress
- Singers
- J-Min (born Oh Ji-min, 1988), South Korean female singer
- Park Ji-min (born 1997), South Korean female singer, member of 15&
- Shin Ji-min (born 1991), South Korean female idol singer, member of AOA
- Park Ji-min (BTS) (born 1995), South Korean male idol singer, member of BTS
- Sportspeople
- Kang Jimin (born 1980), South Korean female golfer
- Kim Ji-min (footballer born 1984), South Korean male footballer
- Ha Jee-min (born 1989), South Korean male sailor
- Kim Ji-min (footballer born 1993), South Korean male footballer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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