Sung-min
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| Sung-min | |
| Hangul | 성민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏngmin |
Sung-min, also spelled Seong-min, is a Korean unisex given name (predominantly masculine). Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" 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] Sung-min was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, rising to second place in 1980, where it remained in 1990.[2]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Lee Sung-min (actor) (born 1968), South Korean actor
- Hong Seong-min (born 1976), stage name Hong Kyung-min, South Korean singer and actor
- Lee Sung-min (1985), stage name Clara Lee, actress and model active in South Korea
- Lee Sung-min (singer) (born 1986), South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior
- Choi Sung-min (actor) (born 1995), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Speed
- Footballers
- Kim Sung-min (footballer born 1981), South Korean football goalkeeper
- An Sung-min (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
- Kim Sung-min (footballer born 1985), South Korean football forward
- Yoon Soung-min (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
- Lee Sung-min (footballer) (born 1986), South Korean football striker
- Ha Sung-min (born 1987), South Korean football midfielder
- Jung Sung-min (born 1989), South Korean football forward
- Hwang Sung-min (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper
- Other sportspeople
- Cho Sung-min (1973–2013), South Korean baseball player
- Moon Sung-min (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Sung-min (judoka) (born 1987), South Korean judoka
- Cho Sung-min (sailor) (born 1987), South Korean sailor
- Other
- Chang Sŏng-min (born 1963), South Korean politician
See also
[edit]- List of Korean given names
- Yoo Seong-min (유승민; Yu Seung-min; born 1958), South Korean politician
References
[edit]- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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