Hye-won

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 23 hanja with the reading "hye"[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.

Not to be confused with the similarly-pronounced Korean given name Hae-won.
Hye-won
Pronunciation/hjɛ.wən/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Hye-won
Hangul
혜원
Hanja
惠源, 惠媛, 慧媛, and others
Revised RomanizationHye-won
McCune–ReischauerHyewŏn
IPA[hjɛwʌn]

People

People with this name include:

  • Shin Yun-bok (1758–?), pen name Hyewon, Joseon Dynasty male painter
  • Lee Hye-won (born 1979), South Korean model, Miss Korea FILA in 1999 and wife of football player and broadcaster Ahn Jung-hwan
  • Park Hye-won (born 1983), South Korean female short track speed skater
  • Jung Hye-won (born 1984), South Korean female voice actor
  • Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean female badminton player
  • Jin Hye-won (born 1995), South Korean female singer, member of F-ve Dolls
  • Shin Hye-won (born 1996), South Korean female professional golfer
  • Kang Hye-won (singer) (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of Iz*One

Fictional characters

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
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See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "혜"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
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