Minho

Minho is a term with multiple uses in geography and onomastics. In Portugal, Minho denotes a historic region in the northwest along the Minho River, and the river itself forms part of the border with Spain. The region includes cities such as Braga and Guimarães and reaches the Atlantic coast at Caminha in the district of Viana do Castelo. Minho is associated with a distinct cultural and culinary heritage, including traditional festivals and the production of vinho verde.

The term also refers to an historic administrative division, the Province of Minho, which existed from the 19th century until the administrative reorganization of Portugal in the 1970s, when provinces were replaced by a different territorial structure. The name continues to be used informally to describe the northern Portuguese area.

In Korean onomastics, Minho is a masculine given name, usually written as Min-ho, with the meaning determined by the hanja characters chosen. It is used by several public figures, such as Choi Min-ho, a member of the K-pop group SHINee, commonly known simply as Minho. The name is part of a larger set of two-syllable Korean given names combining various meanings.