So-won

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So-won
Hangul
Hanja
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Revised RomanizationSowon
McCune–ReischauerSowŏn
IPA[sʰowʌn]

Sowon is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading "so"[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It also means "wish, hope" in Korean.[3]

People with this name include:

  • Kim So-won (born 1935), South Korean actress and former voice actress
  • (born 1973), South Korean announcer
  • (born 1976), South Korean actress
  • So-won (born Kim So-jung, 1995), South Korean singer, member of GFriend
  • Kal So-won (born 2006), South Korean actress

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Im So-won, in 2013 South Korean film Hope

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