Dami: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Dami – Origin: Native Korean (or Sino-Korean 多美) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DAH-mee


Dami is a Native Korean (or Sino-Korean 多美) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Dami

Origin: Native Korean (or Sino-Korean 多美).

A common claim: Commonly said to mean 'pretty, beautiful'. Actually: That's only true if the hanja 多美 was deliberately chosen; as a pure native-sound name, 'Dami' has no inherent meaning, and the flattering gloss may be a retrofitted folk etymology.

How to Pronounce Dami

Phonetic: DAH-mee   IPA: /ˈdɑːmi/

Popularity of Dami

Dami 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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