What Does the Name Min Mean?

Min is a unisex name of Korean and Chinese origin meaning “"quick, clever" (Chinese 敏); "jade/people" (Korean).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Min
Gender	unisex
Origin	Korean and Chinese
Meaning	"quick, clever" (Chinese 敏); "jade/people" (Korean)
Variants	Min-Jun, Min-Ji, Minh
Popularity	An extremely common name-element in both Chinese and Korean given names, used for both sexes depending on the character.

The meaning and origin of Min

The name Min means “"quick, clever" (Chinese 敏); "jade/people" (Korean)” and has Korean and Chinese origins. As a Chinese name, from 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, quick, clever." As a Korean Sino-Korean element it appears in many names via hanja such as 旼 "gentle," 玟 "jade," or 民 "people," most often as part of a two-syllable name.

Variants and related names

Min is related to several other names you may recognize: Min-Jun, Min-Ji, Minh. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Min?

An extremely common name-element in both Chinese and Korean given names, used for both sexes depending on the character.

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