Minha 민하
Minha name meaning: “jade-like stone + river” (珉河)
Minha is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 민하. 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 1,184 different ways.
About the name Minha
Minha (민하) is a two-syllable Korean name, also romanized as Min-ha, with the hyphenated form indicating the two distinct syllables. It is mostly given to girls.
The first syllable, Min, can evoke qualities like preciousness with 珉 (jade-like stone), or a sense of the natural world with 旻 (autumn sky) or 旼 (harmonious, sky). It can also suggest quickness through 敏 (agile). The second syllable, Ha, often relates to nature or the seasons, as seen in 河 (river) or 夏 (summer). For example, a Minha written with 珉 (jade-like stone) and 河 (river) might suggest a precious river, while 敏 (agile) and 夏 (summer) conveys a feeling of lively summer. The specific hanja chosen by parents gives Minha its particular meaning and imagery.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Minha, Min-ha. They are all 민하.
How to pronounce Minha
Say it as meen-hah (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying MEEN-hah.
- The "h" in the middle of the name is very soft and is often almost silent in natural speech.
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.
- 민 (starts with ㅁ)→Waterdepth, adaptability, quiet strength
- 하 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
Hanja used for Minha
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.
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
하32 characters can be used
- 河river물 하
- 荷carry, scold멜 하/꾸짖을 하
- 夏summer여름 하
- 昰summer여름 하
- 下below아래 하
- 嘏big클 하
- 何how, scold, carry어찌 하/꾸짖을 하/멜 하
- 霞rosy clouds노을 하
Minha name FAQ
- What does Minha mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Minha (민하) is 珉 (jade-like stone) + 河 (river), giving the meaning "jade-like stone + river". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 민하 can be written 1,184 different ways.
- Is Minha a Korean name?
- Yes. Minha is a Korean given name written 민하 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
- How do you write Minha in Korean?
- In hangul it is 민하; a common hanja spelling is 珉河. It is also romanized as Min-ha.
- What element is the name Minha?
- By its sounds, Minha carries Water + Earth in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Minha 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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