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NewJeans members' real names — meaning, hanja & birth element

NewJeans (뉴진스, debuted 2022). Stage names are what fans know; the birth names below are what their parents chose — and, for the Korean members, what the hanja characters mean.

Stage nameBirth nameWhat the given name meansBirthday · day elementName carries
Minji김민지
· Min-Ji name page →
hanja not publicly confirmed2004-05-07
丙戌 · 🔥 火 Fire
Hanni팜하니
· Ha-Ni
hanja not publicly confirmed2004-10-06
戊午 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
Danielle모지혜
· Ji-Hye name page →
hanja not publicly confirmed2005-04-11
乙丑 · 🌿 木 Wood
Haerin강해린
· Hae-Rin name page →
hanja not publicly confirmed2006-05-15
甲辰 · 🌿 木 Wood
Hyein이혜인
· Hye-In name page →
hanja not publicly confirmed2008-04-21
辛卯 · ✨ 金 Metal

Hanja spellings as published in Korean-language profiles and press; where we could not confirm one we say so rather than guess. Birth dates as publicly listed. The day-element reading follows traditional naming practice (작명) and is offered for cultural interest.

Reading the table

Every Korean has a day element from their birth date (the “day pillar” in a 사주 chart). In naming practice, parents often choose hanja whose element balances or feeds the child's own. The most common day element among NewJeans members is 🌿 木 Wood. Curious which element your own name should carry? Check your birthday in the free generator — it uses the same day-pillar calculation.

Want a Korean name chosen the same way? The Korean Name Certificate gives you real hanja, the meaning of each character and your birth-element reading on one printable page.

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