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Please recommend a nickname or english name for Minji!!

134 replies

cinephilee · 31/12/2022 13:46

My English isn't very good, so please bear with me.

I’m Korean and my family moved to UK. My daughter is going to study at secondary school.

Her name is Minji, which is very common in Korea, but I am worried that she will be teased in English. I didn't even know the word "minge" existed.

Is it a problem if I change the spelling to Minzy? It's the same pronunciation in Korean.

Mia - heard it too much common
Gia - can struggle with how to pronounce it
Jia - it sounds like Chinese characters
Jiya - heard it's Indian name

She can name herself in English and if she wants, she can write her Korean name as it is. My daughter picked some English names, but most of them are celebrities or movie names.😂

I heard some names are class-oriented or race-oriented. So I want to narrow it down even if she choose. And I hope it's a name that can be used anywhere in the world.

Thank you.
Wish you all the best in the coming year.

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leftitabitlate22 · 01/01/2023 11:36

I think minzi is good, anyone who says to stick with Minji or min-jee does not have teenagers.

Peanutgurgle · 01/01/2023 09:45

I know a Mitzi. Very cool.

BMIwoes · 01/01/2023 09:40

If you are looking for a different name that works internationally I have definitely heard variations of Hannah/Hana all over the place. Likewise Amy/Ami. Both very well known names here in the UK with no weird associations.

BMIwoes · 01/01/2023 09:40

If you are looking for a different name that works internationally I have definitely heard variations of Hannah/Hana all over the place. Likewise Amy/Ami. Both very well known names here in the UK with no weird associations.

olympicsrock · 01/01/2023 09:30

Minzi ( cooler than minzy) or Min

Sockwomble · 01/01/2023 09:20

I like Minzi. I think an i at the end is cooler than a y. It also looks like a full name rather than a nickname.

ErrolTheDragon · 01/01/2023 01:03

pizzaHeart · 31/12/2022 21:45

I like Minzy or Minzi .
Minzi has more unusual feel, so maybe more cool and interesting.
Minzy sounds very British e.g Daisy, Maisy

Yes, I agree.
Either seems like a better transliteration than 'Minji' , which really is liable to be pronounced 'mingy' which means miserly and stingy.

Dillydollydingdong · 01/01/2023 00:55

Mitzi is quite good

Ayeaken · 01/01/2023 00:51

Depends where you are in the UK, if Scotland, she'd definitley get 'Minge-y' from Minji.

Minzy or Zee are good.

Shauna27 · 01/01/2023 00:44

Gigi is cute and also sophisticated

NewMoonPhase · 01/01/2023 00:21

I'd go Minzi, it's lovely

wishing3 · 01/01/2023 00:00

Min

Mayvis · 31/12/2022 22:01

Minzi with Zee-Zee as a nickname?

Scabetty · 31/12/2022 21:50

Minzy is lovely

pizzaHeart · 31/12/2022 21:45

I like Minzy or Minzi .
Minzi has more unusual feel, so maybe more cool and interesting.
Minzy sounds very British e.g Daisy, Maisy

Summer2424 · 31/12/2022 21:37

Hi @cinephilee
I thought of the following;
Minaya
Minari
Minreet
Maisie
Hope the above helps 😊

NeverHadANickname · 31/12/2022 21:18

I love Ginny. Minzy would be nice too.

MumUndone · 31/12/2022 20:57

Mindy is cute

Samsonsmum · 31/12/2022 20:36

Mina?

LadyOfTheFliessssss · 31/12/2022 20:35

I've got a name I needed to change by deed poll because it had a more common variation with the same spelling. It drove me nuts. It was only one letter, but I'm forever grateful I was able to change it. So I'd change it to be said how it's written.

VioletLemon · 31/12/2022 20:34

Mina
Mia
Zina
Vita
Mae

xyzzyx · 31/12/2022 20:32

What celeb names has your daughter suggested ?

Rudolphscarrot · 31/12/2022 20:32

Getting used to a whole new name plus new country plus new school seems like a lot for one teenager, so I'd keep it simple. Minzi seems like the best option, then she can keep the pronunciation. If I suddenly became Mia I would forget people were talking to me!

xyzzyx · 31/12/2022 20:31

Minnie
Midge
Jiji
Mia
Mindy

EscapeRoomToTheSun · 31/12/2022 20:24

We had a minji at our school and I would definitely advise you to change it!

Minzy is nice. Or just Min I think is lovely.

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