| Kyung-won | |
| Hangul | 경원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngwŏn |
| IPA | [gjʌŋwʌn], [kjʌŋwʌn] |
Kyung-won, also spelled Kyong-won, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 74 hanja with the reading "kyung"[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
People with this name include:
- Park Kyung-won (1901–1933), Korea's first female aviator
- K. W. Lee (born 1928), Korean-born American male journalist
- Kyongwon Ahn (born 1937), Korean-born American male taekwondo master
- Na Kyung-won (born 1963), South Korean female politician and lawyer
- Moon Kyungwon (born 1969), South Korean female artist
- Lee Kyung-won (born 1980), South Korean female badminton player
- Yoon Kyung-won (born 1982), South Korean male ice hockey player
- Kwon Kyung-won (born 1992), South Korean male footballer
See also
References
External links
- Page for the name "경원" on erumy.com
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