Young-min
| Young-min | |
| Hangul | 영민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 永民, 榮敏, 暎玟, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Yeong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏng-min |
Young-min is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "young" and 27 hanja with the reading "min" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Lee Young-min (1905–1954), football and baseball player of Korea under Japanese rule and South Korea
- Edward Young-min Kwon (born 1972), South Korean celebrity chef
- Hyun Young-min (born 1979), South Korean football player (K-League Classic)
- Kwon Young-min (born 1980), South Korean volleyball player
- Tim (singer) (born Hwang Young-min, 1981), American singer of Korean descent active in the South Korean entertainment industry
- Ko Young-min (born 1984), South Korean baseball second baseman (Korea Baseball Organization)
- Kim Sae-Hyun (born Kim Young-min, 1987), South Korean baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization)
- Jo Young-min (born 1995), South Korean singer, vocalist of South Korean boy band Boyfriend
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ji Young-min, in 2008 South Korean film The Chaser
- Kim Young-min in 1990 South Korean film My Love My Bride
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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