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{{for|the Korean name spelled {{noitalics|승민}}|Seung-min}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 성민
| hanja  = {{linktext|成|民}}, {{linktext|成|珉}}, {{linktext|性|旻}}, {{linktext|晟|敏}}, {{linktext|聖|旻}}, {{linktext|聖|敏}}, and others
| mr     = Sŏngmin
| rr     = Seong-min
}}
'''Sung-min''', also spelled '''Seong-min''', is a Korean unisex given name (predominantly masculine). Its meaning differs based on the [[hanja]] used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "[[Seong|sung]]" and 27 hanja with the reading "[[Min (Korean given name)|min]]" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf|title=인명용 한자표|trans-title=Table of hanja for use in personal names|publisher=Supreme Court|publication-place=South Korea|accessdate=2013-10-17|page=23}}</ref> Sung-min was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in [[South Korea]] in 1970, rising to second place in 1980, where it remained in 1990.<ref name="babyname.co.kr">{{cite web|url=http://www.babyname.co.kr/menu01_09.php?cate1=14&name=|title=한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?|publisher=babyname.co.kr|accessdate=2012-11-09}}</ref>
People with this name include:
;Entertainers
*[[Lee Sung-min (actor)]] (born 1968), South Korean actor
*Hong Seong-min (born 1976), stage name [[Hong Kyung-min]], South Korean singer and actor
*Lee Sung-min (1985), stage name [[Clara Lee]], actress and model active in South Korea
*[[Lee Sung-min (singer)]] (born 1986), South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior
*[[Choi Sung-min (actor)]] (born 1995), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Speed
;Footballers
*[[Kim Sung-min (footballer born 1981)]], South Korean football goalkeeper
*[[An Sung-min]] (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
*[[Kim Sung-min (footballer born 1985)]], South Korean football forward
*[[Yoon Soung-min]] (born 1985), South Korean football midfielder
*[[Lee Sung-min (footballer)]] (born 1986), South Korean football striker
*[[Ha Sung-min]] (born 1987), South Korean football midfielder
*[[Jung Sung-min]] (born 1989), South Korean football forward
*[[Hwang Sung-min]] (born 1991), South Korean football goalkeeper
;Other sportspeople
*[[Cho Sung-min]] (1973–2013), South Korean baseball player
*[[Moon Sung-min]] (born 1986), South Korean volleyball player
*[[Kim Sung-min (judoka)]] (born 1987), South Korean ''judoka''
*[[Cho Sung-min (sailor)]] (born 1987), South Korean sailor
;Other
*[[Chang Sŏng-min]] (born 1963), South Korean politician
==See also==
*[[List of Korean given names]]
*[[Yoo Seong-min]] ({{korean|hangul=유승민|rr=Yu Seung-min|labels=no}}; born 1958), South Korean politician
==References==
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[[Category:Korean unisex given names]]