Hye-won
Pronunciation/hjɛ.wʌn/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingHae-won
Hye-won
Hangul
혜원
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationHye-won
McCune–ReischauerHyewŏn
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

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 female singer

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

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