Jin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Korean
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
JIN

Jin is a Korean boy's name. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Jin

Origin: Korean.

A common claim: Widely glossed as meaning 'precious' or 'valuable.' Actually: Likely reflects the hanja 珍 ('precious, rare'), but different hanja share this romanization, so it isn't verifiable as the fixed meaning of 'Jin.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Jin

JINIPA /dʒɪn/

Popularity of Jin

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