Minji (민지): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 민지

민지 (Min-Ji) means “clever, quick · wisdom” when written 敏智. It is very popular for children born in the 2010s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

민지 (敏智) reads 'quick and wise'. It was among the most common girls' names for children born in the 1990s and 2000s, so NewJeans's Minji shares her name with a large cohort of Koreans her age.

Other hanja spellings

• 민 can also be written 民 (people), 珉 (fine jade), 旻 (autumn sky)
• 지 can also be written 志 (will, aspiration), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)

How to pronounce 민지

Revised Romanisation: minji (min-ji). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Min-Ji. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 민지

• Minji (NewJeans)