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Names like Minjun

Minjun is a two-syllable Korean name that ends in -un. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Minjun.

Seojun Korean · auspicious talent; the single most popular Korean boys' name of the 2010s-2020s, increasingly kept as the sole American given name
Sehun Korean · power and merit (worn by EXO's Sehun)
Arjun Sanskrit · bright, shining
Deshaun African American · modern coinage, De- prefix plus Shaun, traditionally 'God is gracious'

The same roots

Also Korean names, from the tradition Minjun comes from.

Ye-jun Korean · talented and handsome in common hanja. Traded Korea's number one boys' spot with Min-jun and Seo-jun through the 2010s, so a Ye-jun in an American classroom today is as precise a cohort marker as a Min-jun a decade older.
Do-yun Korean · the way, allowed
Ha-jun Korean · great talent
Yu-jun Korean · flowing talent

The same feel

Also international and modern names.

Baek-hyun Korean · clear wisdom (worn by EXO's Baekhyun)
Jihoon Korean · wisdom and brightness
Woojin Korean · great and precious
Doyoon Korean · path and graciousness; a leading modern Korean name for sons, popular alongside Seojun and Junho

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Minjun, on a similar curve.

Hyun Korean · virtuous, wise (short and often kept as-is rather than anglicized)
Siwoo Korean · poem and rain (a lyrical modern name combo)
Suho Korean · to protect, to guard; a modern Korean name boosted internationally by K-pop idol Suho of EXO
Yoon Korean · gloss, luster (depending on hanja); an increasingly popular unisex given name, sometimes kept as a sole American first name
The full Minjun page: meaning, origin and 130 years of records
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