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Won (Korean given name)

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Won
Pronunciation/wʌn/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Won
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , , , , and others
Revised Romanizationwon
McCune–Reischauerwŏn
IPA[wʌn]

Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 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.

In given names

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Given names formed with the syllable "Won" include:

First syllable

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Masculine
Unisex
Feminine

Second syllable

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Masculine
Unisex
Feminine

People

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People with the syllable "Won" include:

  • Kim So-won (born 1935), South Korean actress and former female voice actor
  • Jeon Won-ju (born 1939), South Korean actress and former female voice actor
  • Park Jie-won (born 1942), South Korean politician
  • Kim Se-won (born 1945), South Korean female voice actor
  • Rhie Won-bok (born 1946), South Korean cartoonist and professor
  • Kim Chae-won (born 1946), South Korean writer
  • Park Won-sook (born 1949), South Korean actress
  • Chang Do-won (born 1954), Korean American businessman, founder and owner of Forever 21
  • Kim Hyo-won (born 1954), South Korean actor
  • Park Won-soon (born 1956), South Korean lawyer who currently serves as the Mayor of Seoul
  • Kim Won-soo (born 1956), South Korean diplomat, disarmament officer and deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Lee Won-jae (born 1958), South Korean actor
  • Jung Won-joong (born 1960), South Korean actor
  • Park Jung-won (born 1962), South Korean businessman, chairman of Doosan Group, owner of Doosan Bears and chairman of Doosan E & C
  • Na Kyung-won (born 1963), South Korean politician and lawyer
  • Lee Sang-won (born 1965), South Korean singer
  • Lee Won-jong (born 1966), South Korean actor
  • Do Ji-won (born 1968), South Korean actress
  • Lee Jong-won (born 1969), South Korean actor
  • Choi Jung-won (born 1969), South Korean actress
  • Kim Hee-won (born 1971), South Korean actor
  • Kim Won-hee (born 1972), South Korean television presenter and actress
  • Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
  • Lim Chae-won (born Lim Kyung-ok, 1972), South Korean actress
  • Kim Shi-won (born 1973), South Korean actress
  • Ye Ji-won (born 1973), South Korean actress
  • Kim So-won (born 1973), South Korean announcer
  • Kim Won-jun (born 1973), South Korean singer and actor
  • Lee Won-suk (born 1974), South Korean film director
  • Shin Won-ho (born 1975), South Korean director and television producer
  • Choi Won-young (born 1976), South Korean actor
  • Ham So-won (born 1976), South Korean actress
  • Won-bin (born 1977), South Korean actor
  • Kim Joo-won (born 1977), South Korean prima ballerina
  • Uhm Ji-won (born 1977), South Korean actress
  • Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim, 1978), South Korean actress
  • Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean male rapper
  • Kim Won-seok (born 1978), South Korean television director
  • Lee Won-il (born 1979), South Korean chef and television personality
  • Lee Hye-won (born 1979), South Korean model, Miss Korea FILA in 1999 and wife of football player and broadcaster Ahn Jung-hwan
  • Lee Yo-won (born 1980), South Korean actress
  • Kang Ye-won (born 1980), South Korean actress
  • Moon Hye-won (born 1980), South Korean singer-songwriter, composer and musical actress
  • Moon Jeong-won (born 1980), South Korean florist and wife of TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer Lee Hwi-jae
  • Jang Su-won (born 1980), South Korean singer
  • Lee Jae-won (born 1980), South Korean DJ and singer
  • Choi Jung-won (born 1981), South Korean actress
  • Kim Jae-won (born 1981), South Korean actor
  • Kim Rae-won (born 1981), South Korean actor
  • Lee Jang-won (born 1981), South Korean musician
  • Lee Ji-won (born 1981), South Korean film director
  • Lee Si-won (born 1981), South Korean businessman, founder of Siwon School
  • Kim Won-hyo (born 1981), South Korean actor
  • Lee Won-hee (born 1981), South Korean quadruple judo champion
  • Jung Ryeo-won (born 1981), Korean Australian actress
  • Lee Chae-won (born 1981), South Korean female cross-country skier
  • Park Ji-won (born 1982), South Korean actress and former Miss Korea Seoul in 2006
  • Park Hye-won (born 1983), South Korean female short track speed skater
  • Kim Won-jung (born 1984), South Korean ice hockey player
  • Park Si-won (born 1984), South Korean professor, Miss Korea Seoul 2007 and 2009, former child actress
  • Jung Hye-won (born 1984), South Korean female voice actor
  • Han Jung-won (born 1984), South Korean basketball player
  • Jeong Ji-won (born 1985), South Korean female announcer
  • Jung Won-young (born 1985), South Korean actor
  • Lee Won-jae (born 1986), South Korean football player
  • Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
  • Joo Won (born 1987), South Korean actor
  • Park Jung-won (born 1987), South Korean actor
  • Choi Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band Super Junior
  • Lee See-won (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Kim Ye-won (born Kim Shin-ah, 1987), South Korean actress and singer
  • Lee Joo-won (born 1987), South Korean announcer and Miss Korea Chungbuk in 2012
  • Wang Ji-won (born 1988), South Korean actress and ballet dancer
  • Kim Ji-won (born 1988), South Korean announcer
  • Park Hee-won (born 1988), South Korean weathercaster and Miss Korea Gangwon in 2013
  • Kim Ye-won (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Jewelry
  • Kim Hye-won (born 1989), South Korean actress
  • Lee Chae-won (born Lee Jae-kyung, 1989), South Korean actress
  • Cha Jung-won (born Cha Mi-young, 1989), South Korean actress
  • Lee Won-jae (born 1989), South Korean baseball player
  • Kim Won-jun (born 1991), South Korean ice hockey defenceman
  • Lee Won-geun (born 1991), South Korean actor
  • Shin Won-ho (born 1991), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy group Cross Gene
  • Moon Do-won (born 1991), South Korean female go professional
  • Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean female badminton player
  • Kim Ji-won (born 1992), South Korean actress
  • Kim Si-won (born 1992), South Korean actor and songwriter
  • Han Ji-won (born 1992), South Korean former pro gamer
  • Park Seong-won (born 1993), South Korean female professional golfer
  • Kim Won-jung (born 1993), South Korean baseball player
  • Jung Won-jin (born 1994), South Korean soccer player
  • Yoon Ji-won (born 1994), South Korean actress
  • Na Hee-won (born 1994), South Korean female professional golfer
  • Jang Si-won (born 1995), South Korean female professional golfer
  • Woo Won-jae (born 1996), South Korean rapper
  • Shin Hye-won (born 1996), South Korean female professional golfer
  • Jeon Won-woo (born 1996), South Korean singer, member of boy group Seventeen
  • Shin Jee-won (stage name Johyun, born 1996), South Korean singer member of girl group Berry Good
  • Kim Ye-won (born 1997), South Korean actress
  • Kang Hye-won (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group Iz*One
  • Kim Chae-won (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Le Sserafim
  • Jang Won-young (born 2004), South Korean singer, member of girl group Ive
  • Kal So-won (born 2006), South Korean actress

See also

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References

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