Mi-ran is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 33 hanja with the reading "mi" and 11 hanja with the reading "ran" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] One common way of writing this name in hanja means "beautiful orchid" ().

Mi-ran
Hangul
미란
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMi-ran
McCune–ReischauerMiran

People with this name include:

  • Ra Mi-ran (born 1975), South Korean actress
  • Hong Mi-ran (born 1977), South Korean television screenwriter, one of the Hong sisters
  • Kwak Mi-ran (born 1981), South Korean volleyball player
  • Jang Mi-ran (born 1983), South Korean weightlifter
  • Jung Mi-ran (born 1985), South Korean basketball player

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.