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

SEVENTEEN (세븐틴, debuted 2015). 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
S.Coups최승철
崔勝哲 · Seung-Chul name page →
승 勝 · to win철 哲 · philosopher, wise1995-08-08
辛未 · ✨ 金 Metal
土 Earth, 水 Water
Jeonghan윤정한
尹淨漢 · Jung-Han name page →
정 淨 · pure, clean한 漢 · wide, Han river1995-10-04
戊辰 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
水 Water
Joshua홍지수
洪知秀 · Ji-Soo name page →
지 知 · to know수 秀 · outstanding1995-12-30
乙未 · 🌿 木 Wood
金 Metal, 木 Wood
Jun문준휘
文俊輝 · Jun-Hwi
준 俊 · talented, handsome휘 輝 · radiance1996-06-10
戊寅 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
火 Fire
Hoshi권순영
權順榮 · Soon-Young
순 順 · gentle, obedient영 榮 · glory, flourishing1996-06-15
癸未 · 💧 水 Water
水 Water, 木 Wood
Wonwoo전원우
全圓佑 · Won-Woo
원 圓 · round, complete우 佑 · divine help1996-07-17
乙卯 · 🌿 木 Wood
土 Earth, 火 Fire
Woozi이지훈
李知勳 · Ji-Hoon name page →
지 知 · to know훈 勳 · merit, achievement1996-11-22
癸亥 · 💧 水 Water
金 Metal, 火 Fire
The8서명호
徐明浩 · Myung-Ho
명 明 · bright, clear호 浩 · vast, grand1997-11-07
癸丑 · 💧 水 Water
火 Fire, 水 Water
Mingyu김민규
金珉奎 · Min-Kyu name page →
민 珉 · fine jade규 奎 · star (Andromeda)1997-04-06
戊寅 · ⛰️ 土 Earth
金 Metal, 土 Earth
DK이석민
李碩珉 · Seok-Min
석 碩 · great, eminent민 珉 · fine jade1997-02-18
辛卯 · ✨ 金 Metal
土 Earth, 金 Metal
Seungkwan부승관
夫勝寬 · Seung-Gwan
승 勝 · to win관 寬 · generous, broad1998-01-16
癸亥 · 💧 水 Water
土 Earth
Vernon최한솔
· Han-Sol
hanja not publicly confirmed — a pure-Korean name1998-02-18
丙申 · 🔥 火 Fire
Dino이찬
李燦 · Yi-Chan
이 李 · plum찬 燦 · brilliant1999-02-11
甲午 · 🌿 木 Wood
木 Wood, 火 Fire

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 SEVENTEEN members is 💧 水 Water. 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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