What is "min-kyu"

Min-kyu, also spelled Min-gyu, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " min" and 20 hanja with the reading "kyu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

Entertainers

• Brian Joo (Korean name Joo Min-kyoo, born 1981), Korean American R&B singer, member of Fly to the Sky
• Yoo Min-kyu (born 1987), South Korean actor
• Kim Min-gyu (born 1997), South Korean member of boy group Seventeen

Sportspeople

• Kim Min-kyu (judoka) (born 1982), South Korean judoka
• Kim Min-kyu (luger) (born 1983), South Korean luger
• Cho Min-gyu (born 1988), South Korean golfer
• Lee Min-kyu (born 1989), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge)
• Joo Min-kyu (born 1990), South Korean football striker and midfielder (K-League Challenge)
• Kim Min-kyu (fencer) (born 1990), South Korean fencer
• Lee Min-gyu (born 1992), South Korean volleyball player

Others

• Park Min-gyu (born 1968), South Korean writer
• Lee Min-kyu (born 2000), League of Legends "silver smasher"