Jae-won
Pronunciation | /dʒæ.wən/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
Jae-won | |
Hangul | 재원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jae-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Chaewŏn |
IPA | [dzɛwʌn] |
Jae-won is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "jae"[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 with this name include:
Entertainers[]
- Lee Jae-won (singer) (born 1980), South Korean actor and singer
- Kim Jaewon (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Shim Jae-won (born 1983), South Korean rapper, member of Black Beat
- One (rapper) (born Jung Jae-won, 1994), South Korean rapper
Sportspeople[]
- An Jae-won (born 1948), South Korean wrestler
- Kang Jae-won (born 1965), South Korean male handball player
- Jeong Jae-won (born 1969), South Korean male rower
- Sim Jae-won (born 1977), South Korean male football right back
- Hwang Jae-won (born 1981), South Korean male football defender
- Lee Jae-won (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), South Korean male football forward (K-League 1)
- Heo Jae-won (born 1984), South Korean male football player
- Oh Jae-won (born 1965), South Korean baseball male infielder
- Lee Jae-won (baseball) (born 1988), South Korean male baseball catcher
- Lee Jae-won (footballer, born 1992), South Korean male football forward (J3 League)
- Chung Jae-won (born 2001), South Korean speed skater
Others[]
- Jae Won Lee, South Korean-born American female ceramic artist
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Given names
- Korean unisex given names