Ji-min

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Ji-min
Hangul
지민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJi-min
McCune–ReischauerChimin

Ji-min, also spelled Jee-min, is a Korean unisex given name. 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[edit]

Musicians[edit]

  • J-Min (born Oh Ji-min, 1988), South Korean female singer
  • Shin Ji-min (born 1991), South Korean female rapper, former member of AOA
  • Jimin (born Park Ji-min, 1995), South Korean male singer, member of BTS
  • Jamie (born Park Ji-min, 1997), South Korean female singer, former member of 15&
  • Karina (born Yu Ji-min, 2000), South Korean female singer and rapper, member of Aespa

Sportspeople[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui) (28 January 2009). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". Hankook Ilbo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2012.