Min-ji
| Min-ji | |
| Hangul | 민지 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 敏知 and others |
| Revised Romanization | Min-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minji |
Min-ji, also spelled Min-jee, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 46 hanja with the reading "ji" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] Min-ji was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1990.[2]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Lee Min-ji (actress, born 1984), South Korean actress and singer
- Yeon Min-ji (born 1984), South Korean actress
- Lee Min-ji (actress, born 1988), South Korean actress
- Park Min-ji (born 1989), South Korean actress
- Im Minji (born 1989), stage name Linzy, South Korean idol singer and member of girl group Fiestar
- Lee Min-ji (Miss Korea) (born 1991), South Korean beauty pageant titleholder
- Won Min-ji (born 1991), stage name Anda, South Korean singer
- Ahn Minji (born 1992), stage name Cheska, South Korean rapper and former member of girl group Fiestar
- Kim Min-ji (actress) (born 1992), South Korean actress
- Seo Min-ji (born 1992), South Korean actress
- Kim Minji (born 1993), stage name Kimi, South Korean rapper and member of girl group Bulldok
- Gong Min-ji (born 1994), stage name Minzy, South Korean idol singer
- Sportspeople
- Shim Min-ji (born 1983), South Korean swimmer
- Kim Min-ji (volleyball) (born 1985), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Min-jee (born 1986), South Korean short track skater
- Kang Min-jee (born 1989), South Korean group rhythmic gymnast
- Kim Min-ji (sport shooter) (born 1989), South Korean sport shooter
- Um Min-ji (born 1991), South Korean curler
- Yeo Min-ji (born 1993), South Korean football player
- Minjee Lee (born 1996), Korean Australian amateur golfer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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