Minho 민호

Minho is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 민호. 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.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Minho, Min-ho. They are all 민호.

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
  • 호 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Minho

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

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

Names sharing a syllable

Minho 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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