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

What is the meaning of the name Min-kyung ?

The baby name Min-kyung is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hangul: 민경; RR: Min-gyeong; IPA: /min.ɡjʌŋ/; approximate English: "min-gyung".

Min-kyung is Korean in Origin.

Min-kyung (Korean: 민경) is a Korean given name, most often feminine, formed from the Sino-Korean elements min and kyung. Depending on the hanja chosen, Min (敏 ‘quick, clever’; 旻 ‘autumn sky’; 珉/玟 ‘jade-like stone’; 民 ‘people’) pairs with Kyung (景 ‘scenery, brightness’; 敬 ‘respect’; 慶 ‘celebration’; 璟 ‘shining jade’; 炅 ‘radiance’), yielding readings such as ‘clever and respected,’ ‘bright scenery,’ or ‘jade that shines’.

The name appears in records throughout the 20th century and became especially favored for girls in South Korea from the late 1970s through the 1990s, reflecting trends toward two-syllable Sino-Korean blends with positive scholarly and luminous imagery. Romanization varies: Revised Romanization Min-gyeong, McCune–Reischauer Min-gyŏng; common spellings include Min-kyung, Minkyeong, Min-kyoung, and Min-gyong. Related hypocoristics include Min, Kyung, and Minkyung. Although unisex in structure, contemporary usage skews feminine.

⚙ Min-kyung is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.