Hye-won
Appearance
Pronunciation | /hjɛ.wʌn/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Hae-won |
Hye-won | |
Hangul | 혜원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hye-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyewŏn |
IPA | [hjɛwʌn] |
Hye-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "hye"[1] and 47 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
[edit]People with this name include:
- Shin Yun-bok (1758–1813), pen name Hyewon, Joseon Dynasty male painter
- Park Hye-won (born 1983), South Korean female short track speed skater
- Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean female badminton player
- Kang Hye-won (born 1999), South Korean actress
Fictional characters
[edit]Fictional characters with this name include:
- Shim Hye-won, in 2003 South Korean television series Summer Scent
- Kang Hye-won, in 2004 South Korean television series Full House
- Han Hye-won, in 2006 South Korean film Now and Forever
- Kim Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series The Slave Hunters
- Park Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series Dandelion Family
- Oh Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Secret Love Affair
- Choi Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Gunman in Joseon