Min-ji
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]
| Min-ji | |
| Hangul | 민지 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Min-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Minji |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
- Yeon Min-ji (born Lee Min-ji, 1984), South Korean actress
- Jung Min-ji (born 1988), 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
- Gong Min-ji (born 1994), stage name Minzy, South Korean idol singer
- Kim Min-ji (born 1994), stage name JiU, South Korean idol singer and member of girl group Dreamcatcher
Sportspeople
- Shim Min-ji (born 1983), South Korean swimmer
- Oh Min-ji (born 1985), South Korean speed skater who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Kim Min-jee (speed skater) (born 1986), South Korean speed skater, gold medallist at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Kim Min-ji (sport shooter) (born 1989), South Korean sport shooter
- Um Min-ji (born 1991), South Korean curler who competed at the 2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
- Yeo Min-ji (born 1993), South Korean football player
- Kim Min-ji (volleyball) (born 1995), South Korean volleyball player
- Minjee Lee (born 1996), Australian golfer of Korean descent
- Ji Min-ji (born 1999), South Korean pair skater
- Kim Min-ji (curler), South Korean curler who competed at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships
See also
References
- "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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