Min-hyuk as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Min-hyuk

What is the meaning of the name Min-hyuk ?

The baby name Min-hyuk is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /minhjʌk/ — approx. "MIN-hyuk" (min like 'min' in 'mint' without the t; hyuk like 'yuck' with an initial 'hy' sound)..

Min-hyuk is Korean in Origin.

Min-hyuk (민혁) is a Korean masculine given name composed of two Sino-Korean elements. Depending on the hanja chosen, Min (민) can mean “clever/quick” (敏), “people” (民), “gentle” (旼), or “jade-like stone” (珉), while Hyuk (혁) commonly denotes “bright, illustrious” (赫) or “blazing light” (爀). Typical pairings thus convey ideas such as “clever and bright” or “radiant jade.”

Attested across the late Joseon naming tradition and widely used through the 20th century, Min-hyuk rose in visibility in South Korea from the 1990s onward, helped by entertainers and athletes; bearers include CNBLUE drummer-actor Kang Min-hyuk and BtoB singer Lee Min-hyuk. Variant renderings follow different romanization practices: Min-hyeok (standard Revised Romanization), Minhyuk or Min Hyuk (no hyphen/word spacing), and in McCune–Reischauer Minhyŏk. The name’s flexibility in hanja selection allows personalized meanings within a modern, friendly sound.

⚙ We can't find Min-hyuk in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.