Jae-won
| Jae-won | |
| Hangul | 재원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 載元, 載沅, 宰源, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Jae-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaewŏn |
Jae-won is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "jae" 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]
People with this name include:
- Entertainers
- Kim Jaewon (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Lee Jae-won (born 1980), South Korean actor and singer
- Sportspeople
- An Jae-won (born 1948), South Korean wrestler
- Kang Jae-won (born 1965), South Korean handball player
- Sim Jae-won (born 1977), South Korean football player
- Hwang Jae-won (born 1981), South Korean football defender
- Heo Jae-won (born 1984), South Korean football player
- Lee Jae-won (baseball) (born 1988), South Korean baseball player
- Others
- Jae Won Lee, Korean American ceramic artist
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 29. Retrieved 2013-10-17.