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Min-gyu민규
Min-gyu brings together “quick-witted” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star and stays quick and bright of mind.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 敏奎 | 敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 敏(민첩할 민) + 奎(별 규) |
| 珉奎 | 珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 珉(옥돌 민) + 奎(별 규) |
| 敏圭 | 敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 敏(민첩할 민) + 圭(서옥 규) |
| 珉圭 | 珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 珉(옥돌 민) + 圭(서옥 규) |
| 旻奎 | 旻 ‘autumn sky’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 旻(하늘 민) + 奎(별 규) |
| 旻圭 | 旻 ‘autumn sky’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 旻(하늘 민) + 圭(서옥 규) |
- Wisdom
- Light
Who it's given to
Min-gyu is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Min-gyu. Say it like meen-gyoo.
민ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ
규ㄱ + ㅠ
Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.
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