At a Glance: Name: Dalnim – Meaning: the moon, personified ('dear/lady moon') – Origin: Korean – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DAHL-neem
Dalnim is a Korean girl's name meaning “the moon, personified ('dear/lady moon')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Dalnim
Meaning: The moon, personified ('dear/lady moon').
Origin: Korean.
A common claim: Said to mean 'moon spirit' or 'goddess of the moon' Actually: -nim is an honorific meaning roughly 'dear/lady,' not literally 'spirit' or 'goddess'; there's no deity implied by the term itself.
How to Pronounce Dalnim
Phonetic: DAHL-neem IPA: /dal.nim/
Popularity of Dalnim
Dalnim 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.
Lists That Include Dalnim
- 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings
- 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted
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