Dabin — Meaning, Origin & Everything to Know

Dabin means 'great and refined' — a Korean name from Korean.

Drawn from Korean, Dabin means 'great and refined' and has a character all its own. As a daughter's name, Dabin suggests elegance, kindness and gentle favour and travels comfortably across languages. Because it rests on Korean rather than passing fashion, Dabin carries a sense of history that many parents look for.

Quick facts about the name Dabin
NameDabin
MeaningThe name Dabin translates as 'great and refined', a meaning inherited from Korean
OriginKorean
LanguageKorean
GenderGirl
Numerology number3
PronunciationDA-bin
Popularity tierTier 3

What Does the Name Dabin Mean?

The name Dabin translates as 'great and refined', a meaning inherited from Korean.

The early history of Dabin belongs to the Korean world, where 'great and refined' was a quality worth naming a child for. Dabin survived centuries of use precisely because 'great and refined' stayed legible — the meaning never drifted far.

Modern parents tend to hear Dabin as fresh rather than old-fashioned, with 'great and refined' giving it a positive, aspirational edge. The result is a name in Dabin that feels both usable and meaningful — its appeal in the 2010s in a nutshell.

The imagery around Dabin is one of elegance, kindness and gentle favour, deepened by the Korean tradition behind it.

Origin & Etymology of Dabin

Korean · Korean

The roots of Dabin lie in Korean, carrying the sense 'great and refined'. When families carried the Korean tradition abroad, Dabin went too, picking up minor spelling shifts without losing 'great and refined'.

Within Korean culture, Dabin connects to enduring values through its idea of elegance, kindness and gentle favour.

How Korean names are chosen

Korean given names are usually two syllables, and traditionally only one of them is really 'yours'. The other is the dollimja, a generational syllable shared by every sibling and paternal cousin of the same generation — which is why siblings so often sound alike. Which syllable falls to which generation is not improvised: it is recorded in advance in the family's jokbo, the genealogy book, and frequently rotates through the five elements, each generation's syllable carrying the hanja radical for the next element in the cycle. Urban families follow the system loosely now, but it is still live in more traditional households.

Most Korean names are written in hangul day to day but derive from hanja, so a name has a Korean sound and a separate Chinese-character meaning behind it.

How to Pronounce Dabin

DA-binBreak Dabin into DA-bin and it falls into place. Romanised from Korean: keep the vowels short and even, with only light stress.

Popularity of the Name Dabin

Dabin has stayed steadily popular, with its momentum centred on the 2010s.

Personality Traits Associated with Dabin

Ask around and Dabin is usually described as elegant and gentle. Those impressions trace back partly to 'great and refined' and partly to how Dabin sits in the mouth. By the old name-to-character thinking, Dabin signals elegance, kindness and gentle favour. A name is only a starting impression, and Dabin's happens to be a kindly one — a quiet plus that frames the numerology and zodiac notes below.

Dabin Numerology

The name Dabin carries the numerology number 3.

The numerology number for Dabin is 3: the Communicator — creativity and optimism. Set beside the meaning 'great and refined', the 3 adds another layer for parents who weigh numerology when naming.

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Dabin & Zodiac Connection

If you like to pair names with star signs, Dabin leans toward harmonious Libra and tender Pisces. Curious how a baby named Dabin might pair with their actual star sign?

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Frequently Asked Questions

+What does the name Dabin mean?

Dabin means 'great and refined'. It comes from Korean and is linked with elegance, kindness and gentle favour, which makes it a meaningful choice for a daughter.

+What is the origin of Dabin?

Dabin is Korean in origin, from Korean.

+What is the numerology number for Dabin?

In Pythagorean numerology Dabin reduces to 3 — the Communicator — creativity and optimism.

+Is Dabin a popular name?

Dabin has stayed steadily popular, with its strongest momentum in the 2010s.

+Is Dabin suitable for any gender?

Dabin is most often used as a girl's name, though naming is personal and the meaning 'great and refined' suits any child.

+What names pair well with Dabin for a sibling?

Names such as Jaeyoon, Siwoo, Emma sit well beside Dabin, sharing a complementary style.