Minjee: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Minjee – Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: MIN-jee


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

Meaning & Origin of Minjee

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Commonly cited, partly because the name is shared by professional golfer Minjee Lee, as meaning 'sensitive and smart' from 敏智. Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this specific hanja reading is correct. Different people named Minjee may use different hanja, or none at all.

How to Pronounce Minjee

Phonetic: MIN-jee   IPA: /min.dʑi/

Popularity of Minjee

Minjee 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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