Minah 민아

Minah is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 민아. 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 1,554 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Minah, Min-a, Mina. They are all 민아.

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.

  • (starts with )Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Minah

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.

37 characters can be used

  • jade-like stone옥돌 민
  • autumn sky가을 하늘 민
  • harmonious, sky화할 민/하늘 민
  • agile민첩할 민
  • beautiful stone아름다운 돌 민
  • worry근심할 민
  • mountain name산 이름 민
  • people백성 민

42 characters can be used

  • I, me나 아
  • clear, correct맑을 아/바를 아
  • pretty예쁠 아
  • child아이 아
  • second, next버금 아
  • hill언덕 아
  • beautiful아름다울 아
  • molar, government office어금니 아/관아 아

Names sharing a syllable

Minah 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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