Tae-min is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "
tae" and 27 hanja with the reading "
min
Min or MIN may refer to:
Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (A ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Choi Tae-min (1912–1994), South Korean cult leader
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Kim Tae-min (born 1982), South Korean football player
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Lee Tae-min
Lee Tae-min (born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer, actor and dancer. He debuted as a member of the boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, an ...
(born 1993), South Korean musician, member of Shinee
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Park Tae-min
Park Tae-min ( ko, 박태민; born January 21, 1986) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for and captains Seongnam FC. Although Tae-min primarily plays as a left-back, he is right-footed and is also capable of playing right-b ...
(born 1986), South Korean football player
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Park Tae-min (weightlifter)
Park Tae-min (born 20 November 1967) is a South Korean weightlifter. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...
, (born 1967) South Korean weightlifter
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names