Sang-min as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sang-min

What is the meaning of the name Sang-min ?

The baby name Sang-min is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hangul: 상민; RR: Sang-min; IPA: [saŋ.min].

Sang-min is Korean in Origin.

Sang-min is a Korean given name (Hangul 상민) formed from Sino-Korean elements sang and min. It is technically unisex but is borne chiefly by men. The name rose to wide use in the later 20th century and remains familiar across South and North Korea. Romanized as Sang-min in the Revised Romanization (also written Sang Min or Sangmin), its precise sense depends on the hanja chosen for each syllable.

Numerous hanja are permitted: Sang may be 尚 “esteemed,” 祥 “auspicious,” 相 “mutual,” or 上 “upper”; Min often appears as 敏 “quick, clever,” 旼 “gentle,” 珉/玟 “jade-like,” or 民 “people.” Common pairings yield readings such as 尚敏 “noble and quick-witted,” 祥旼 “auspicious and gentle,” or 相珉 “in harmony, like fine jade.” Families sometimes use Sang as a generational syllable shared among siblings or cousins, giving the name both personal and lineage significance.

⚙ Sang-min is a genuine rarity. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.