Min-kyung, also spelled Min-kyoung, is a Korean female 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 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

Min-kyung
Hangul
민경
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised RomanizationMin-gyeong
McCune–ReischauerMin'gyŏng

People with this name include:

  • Sim Min-kyung (born 1955), stage name Sim Soo-bong, South Korean female singer
  • Min Kwon (full name Min-Kyung Kwon, born 1970s), South Korean-born American female pianist
  • Choi Min-kyung (born 1982), South Korean female short track speed skater
  • Jun Min-kyung (born 1985), South Korean female football goalkeeper
  • Hwang Min-kyoung (born 1990), South Korean female volleyball player
  • Kang Min-kyung (born 1990), South Korean female singer, member of Davichi
  • Haru Nomura (Korean name Mun Min-gyeong, born 1992), Japanese female golfer of Korean descent

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References edit

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.