Youngmin (영민): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 영민

영민 (Young-Min) means “brilliant, hero · clever, quick” when written 英敏. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)
• 민 can also be written 民 (people), 珉 (fine jade), 旻 (autumn sky)

How to pronounce 영민

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