Hyung-won

Hyung-won is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 21 hanja with the reading "hyung" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]

Hyung-won
Hangul
형원
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationHyeong-won
McCune–ReischauerHyŏng'won

People with this name include:

  • Yu Hyeong-won (1622–1673), Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
  • Cha Hyung-won (1890–1972), South Korean traditional stage actor for the Gangneung Danoje festival
  • Chae Hyung-won (born 1994), South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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