Chaemin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Chaemin – Origin: Korean (hanja compound) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: chay-MIN


Chaemin is a Korean (hanja compound) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Chaemin

Origin: Korean (hanja compound).

A common claim: Chaemin is said to combine 采 ('color/artistry') with either 民 ('people') or 敏 ('quick/sensitive'), yielding 'artistry and sensitivity.' Actually: The two possible second characters (民 vs 敏) give quite different meanings, and neither pairing is independently confirmed.

How to Pronounce Chaemin

Phonetic: chay-MIN   IPA: /tʃeɪˈmɪn/

Popularity of Chaemin

Chaemin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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