Homin 호민
Homin name meaning: “tiger + jade-like stone” (虎珉)
Homin is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 호민. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 2,516 different ways.
About the name Homin
Homin (호민) is a two-syllable name, sometimes written with a hyphen as Ho-min to separate the two syllables more clearly in English. The first syllable, Ho, can be formed using hanja such as 虎, meaning 'tiger,' 鎬, a place name, or 浩, meaning 'wide.' The second syllable, Min, can be written with hanja like 珉, referring to a 'jade-like stone,' 旻, meaning 'autumn sky,' 旼, for 'harmonious' or 'sky,' or 敏, meaning 'agile.'
Combining these, Homin could evoke images like 虎珉 (tiger and jade-like stone), suggesting strength and preciousness, or 浩敏 (wide and agile), implying broadness and quickness. Another option is 昊旼 (sky and harmonious), giving a sense of vast peace. This name is mostly given to boys. When choosing Homin, the specific hanja selected will establish the name's underlying meaning and character.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Homin, Ho-min. They are all 호민.
How to pronounce Homin
Say it as hoh-meen (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying HOH-meen.
- "o" is a pure, rounded "oh", without the "w" glide English adds in "go".
The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.
Five Elements (Ohaeng)
In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.
- 호 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
- 민 (starts with ㅁ)→Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
Hanja used for Homin
These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.
호68 characters can be used
- 虎tiger범 호
- 鎬place name땅 이름 호
- 浩wide넓을 호
- 昊sky하늘 호
- 湖lake호수 호
- 晧bright밝을 호
- 好good좋을 호
- 豪hero, brave호걸 호
민37 characters can be used
- 珉jade-like stone옥돌 민
- 旻autumn sky가을 하늘 민
- 旼harmonious, sky화할 민/하늘 민
- 敏agile민첩할 민
- 玟beautiful stone아름다운 돌 민
- 愍worry근심할 민
- 岷mountain name산 이름 민
- 民people백성 민
Homin name FAQ
- What does Homin mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Homin (호민) is 虎 (tiger) + 珉 (jade-like stone), giving the meaning "tiger + jade-like stone". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 호민 can be written 2,516 different ways.
- Is Homin a Korean name?
- Yes. Homin is a Korean given name written 호민 in hangul, mostly given to boys.
- How do you write Homin in Korean?
- In hangul it is 호민; a common hanja spelling is 虎珉. It is also romanized as Ho-min.
- What element is the name Homin?
- By its sounds, Homin carries Earth + Water in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Homin belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.
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