Sung-min

Sung-min, also spelled Seong-min, is a Korean unisex given name (predominately masculine). Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 27 hanja with the reading "min" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Sung-min was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, rising to second place in 1980, where it remained in 1990.[2]

For the Korean name spelled 승민, see Seung-min.
Sung-min
Hangul
성민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeong-min
McCune–ReischauerSŏngmin

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Lee Sung-min (actor) (born 1968), South Korean actor
  • Hong Seong-min (born 1976), stage name Hong Kyung-min, South Korean singer and actor
  • Lee Sung-min (1985), stage name Clara Lee, actress and model active in South Korea
  • Lee Sung-min (singer) (born 1986), South Korean pop singer, member of boy band Super Junior
  • Choi Sung-min (actor) (born 1995), South Korean pop singer and actor, member of boy band Speed
  • Jung Seong-min (born 2000), stage name Lune, South Korean pop singer, member of boy band DKB
  • Oh Sung-min (born 2001), stage name Jerome, South Korean pop singer, member of boy band TO1
  • Ahn Seong-min (born 2003), South Korean pop singer, member of boy band Cravity
Footballers
Other sportspeople
Other

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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