Min-kyu, also spelled Min-gyu, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading "kyu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]
| Min-kyu | |
| Hangul | 민규 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Min-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Min-gyu |
People with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- Brian Joo (Korean name Joo Min-kyoo, born 1981), Korean American R&B singer, member of Fly to the Sky
- Yoo Min-kyu (born 1987), South Korean actor
- Kim Min-gue (born 1994), South Korean actor
- Kim Mingyu (born 1997), South Korean singer and rapper, member of Seventeen
- Kim Min-kyu (entertainer) (born 2001), South Korean actor, singer, MC and model
Sportspeople
edit- Kim Min-gyu (table tennis) (1977–2017), South Korean para table tennis player
- Kim Min-kyu (judoka) (born 1982), South Korean judoka
- Kim Min-kyu (luger) (born 1983), South Korean luger
- Cho Min-gyu (born 1988), South Korean golfer
- Lee Min-kyu (born 1989), South Korean football defender
- Joo Min-kyu (born 1990), South Korean football striker and midfielder
- Kim Min-kyu (fencer) (born 1990), South Korean fencer
- Song Min-kyu (born 1990), South Korean tennis player
- Choi Min-kyu (born 1992), South Korean sprint canoer
- Lee Min-gyu (born 1992), South Korean volleyball player
- Cha Min-kyu (born 1993), South Korean speed skater
- Park Min-gyu (footballer) (born 1995), South Korean football defender
- Jang Min-gyu (born 1999), South Korean football defender in Japan
- Kim Min-gyu (baseball) (born 1999), South Korean baseball pitcher
- Song Min-kyu (footballer) (born 1999), South Korean football forward
- Kim Min-kyu (golfer) (born 2001), South Korean golfer
Others
edit- Park Min-gyu (born 1968), South Korean writer
References
edit- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
See also
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