Minjeong: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

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


Minjeong 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 Minjeong

Origin: Korean (hanja-based given name).

A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'sensitive clarity' (敏情/晶), partly associated with short-track speed skater Kim Min-jeong. Actually: There's no reliable evidence that this specific hanja reading is correct.

How to Pronounce Minjeong

Phonetic: MIN-jung   IPA: /min.dʑʌŋ/

Popularity of Minjeong

Minjeong 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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