Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Korean, Popular Culture
Scripts 주민(Korean Hangul)
Other Forms FormsJumin, Joo-min
Meaning & History
From Sino-Korean 柱 (ju) meaning "pillar, column; branch" or 周 (ju) meaning "circumference" and 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," among other hanja combinations.One fictional bearer of this name is Han Ju-min, one of the main characters in the visual novel 'Mystic Messenger'.