Ji-won
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| Pronunciation | /dʒɪ.wʌn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jee-won, Chi-won |
| Ji-won | |
| Hangul | 지원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ji-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chiwŏn |
| IPA | [dziwʌn], [tɕiwʌn] |
Ji-won, also spelled Jee-won, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
Entertainers
[edit]- Do Ji-won (born 1968), South Korean actress
- Ye Ji-won (born 1973), South Korean actress
- Uhm Ji-won (born 1977), South Korean actress
- Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean rapper
- Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim, 1978), South Korean actress
- Jang Ji-won (born 1979), South Korean taekwondo practitioner
- Wang Ji-won (born 1988), South Korean actress and ballet dancer
- Yang Ji-won (singer) (born 1988), South Korean singer and actress
- Kim Ji-won (actress) (born 1992), South Korean actress
- Zior Park (born Park Ji-won, 1994), South Korean rapper
- Bobby (rapper) (born Kim Ji-won, 1995), South Korean rapper, member of boy band iKon
Sportspeople
[edit]- Kim Ji-won (boxer) (born 1959), South Korean boxer
- Woo Ji-won (born 1973), South Korean basketball player
- Jang Ji-won (born 1979), South Korean taekwondo practitioner
- Han Ji-won (born 1994), South Korean football player
- Seo Jee-won (born 1994), South Korean freestyle skier
- Kim Ji-won (badminton) (born 1995), South Korean badminton player
Others
[edit]- Bak Jiwon (born 1737), Joseon Dynasty philosopher
- Park Ji-weon (born 1934), South Korean politician
- Park Jie-won (born 1942), South Korean politician
- Kim Chi-won (1943–2013), South Korean writer
- Yang Ji-won (academic) (born 1949), South Korean chemistry professor
- Vittoria Yeo (born Yeo Ji-won, 1980), South Korean operatic soprano
See also
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