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Yeong-min영민

Yeong-min brings together “flower” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who blossoms and stands out, and who 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:

HanjaMeaning
英敏英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
英(꽃부리 영) + 敏(민첩할 민)
英珉英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
英(꽃부리 영) + 珉(옥돌 민)
榮敏榮 ‘glory’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
榮(영화 영) + 敏(민첩할 민)
榮珉榮 ‘glory’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
榮(영화 영) + 珉(옥돌 민)
永敏永 ‘everlasting’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
永(길 영) + 敏(민첩할 민)
永珉永 ‘everlasting’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
永(길 영) + 珉(옥돌 민)

Who it's given to

Yeong-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-min. Say it like yung-meen.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ

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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